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Certaines n'avaient jamais vu la mer by Julie Otsuka

4 reviews

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

mekrasts's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? No

3.5

This book covers the experiences of women who are transported from Japan to America in order to get married, and follows them in their journeys of change all the way to World War II. It is written in such a way that seems to be in the first person, but describes experiences from all of the women at once. It is mostly a sad story, about loss and longing, but it doesn't lack hopefulness and contentment. I think the main thing that I took away from it is that change is hard, and that the only thing you can do in the face of it is adapt. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

bluebrooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

The style in which this book is written is excessively repetitive, but it reinforces the themes and mood of what Otsuka is trying to convey. Definitely gave me a lot of insight into how Japanese immigrants we're treated in the early/mid 20th century. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

sarahofstories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abortion