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alyal'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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
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
celine_reads_books's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
yinflower's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, War, and Classism
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
marissasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Classism
kstericker's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty and Child abuse
counciloffrogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Abortion
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Grief
Minor: Suicide and War
readerette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
That said, the weaving of the characters' stories did get muddy for me, I didn't get enough about the Joy Luck Club itself, and all of these people supposedly friendly with one another could be incredibly petty and cruel to their "friends". Perhaps I'm just leading with my white American eye on that last part though--friendship looks different to different people.
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and War
lmshearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Racism, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment