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notartgarfunkel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Xenophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Homophobia
const_elle_ations's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, and Abortion
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and War
kappafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Trafficking, and Murder
nicolesreadingbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War
beccaand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Miscarriage and Death of parent
Moderate: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Minor: Rape and Abortion
major_tom's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I am very happy to have stumbled upon this book, and I’ll make sure to check out other works of Amy Tan.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation
aproudmc13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
tonimmarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
nicoleh's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse
anaoliveira's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I think it will be a really great book for some people, just not for me.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Emotional abuse
This really didn't work for me and I really hoped it would be my kind of book. I had to DNF it at 200 pages because I was bored and not wanting to read anything. Short stories are not usually my thing but I think following 8 characters and each story not really having a conclusion really made it worse. I think it will be a really great book for some people, just not for me.