Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Braised Pork by An Yu

2 reviews

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

fairygodfish's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

She was wrong, you see, the world of water couldn’t take all of her. Things don’t work in such absolute ways. But she never understood this. Parts of her, like seeds, have been planted on this earth and grown into shoots, flowers, trees, day by day. The roots have dug deep into the soil and will continue to extend, for as long as you and I can imagine.

This book is special. I picked it up expecting it to be a horror novel, because of the cover, but I couldn’t put it down. I saw myself in Jia Jia, I think. I will be re reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy