_kairhone_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Excrement
Moderate: War and Sexual content
cyndqls's review against another edition
4.0
this was weird as hell but also i really enjoyed it???? (which, like, tracks. i love weird shit) perhaps not for you if you don't like intimate details of bodily functions, but this was super interesting and i think i need to pick up a print copy
slinkmalink's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
jiyoung's review against another edition
3.0
A fever dream of poetry, magical realism, mythology, and generational trauma in the Asian immigrant community. There were so many creative twists and turns but the more experimental aspects of the prose led to a lack of cohesion. The book flowed oddly and didn't give a satisfying sense of completion at the end. The fixation on bodily fluids felt quite gratuitous in many parts.
corahamilton's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
richkidcityfriends's review against another edition
5.0
i wasn't sure about the style of prose at the beginning but it def grew on me i loved it by the end
codenamekittyhawk's review against another edition
4.0
I think this is an amazing book for the right person. It made me very sad and not in a cathartic way.