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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

111 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.0

The writing was bad. 

The plot was bad. Ridiculous but not in a good way. Just not believable and too many things didn't make sense. 

The characters were immature. Family dynamics were dysfunctional. 

Poor to zero communication between the main character and her love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

tey_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

justagir1's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Car accident and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

sherylkay's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

abby_can_read's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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I had a wonderful time reading this book. It was excellent. I haven't laughed this much in awhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

riverlasol's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

this book was delightful. it was very tropey in some ways and very fast paced and within that there were probably some borderline problematic things, but it went by so fast i can't remember everything that happened. overall it was lovely to just ride the wave with and i really enjoyed the campyness of it all because we need more camp books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racism and Violence

katrinalamothe's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Despite the number of potential trigger warnings, this book is NOT what meets the eye and was quite the entertaining read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

livcashmere's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, and Murder

lilybear3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I wasn't ready to love this book as much as I did!  It was genuinely laugh out loud funny.  I never knew where this story was going, which made it an exciting read.  I love that there's discussion questions in the back, making it a great choice for a buddy read or book club.  I could tell Jesse Q. Sutanto put a lot of heart and personal experience in this book.  I'm a big fan of all of the Indo Chinese cultural references and every character felt authentic.  I can't wait to read the sequel!

Also the author mentioned a Netflix movie adaptation!  I haven't seen any status updates besides Netflix having the rights so I hope it gets made, because I would love that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

ajay913's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, Murder, and Classism