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christine_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
jaynovara'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
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Outing
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Abortion, and Lesbophobia
raphynette'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: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
devynhinds'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book of short stories chronicles the lives and friendship of Fiona and Jane, two Tawainese women who grew up together and are now trying to find themselves out in the world. They navigate their friendship, relationships, sexuality and family dynamics along the way.
I don't usually have a great relationship with books of short stories, but I liked this one. I think that the stories actually being related and tying into one another really helped. The first story, right off the bat, broke my heart, and I was both scared and excited to read the rest. The stories were all very engaging, but my favorite was "Cold Turkey," which occurs around the halfway mark. I also liked that the side characters who fleshed out the worlds of Fiona & Jane felt complete and real, for better and for worse.
The only reason why this didn't end up getting rated higher for me was - for it being a book about friendship, I didn't see a whole lot of....well, friendship. Fiona & Jane are supposed to be best friends, but in some stories, they don't interact at all or seldom mention each other. When they do. have scenes together, you can tell that there is love there, but it doesn't feel like they should even still be friends - the chemistry wasn't really there for me. However, overall, I did enjoy this read!
Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Dementia, Trafficking, and Abortion
maregred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Outing and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War
meishallaneous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child death, Fatphobia, Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War
camillatd'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
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Outing
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion
joana's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
hayleyvharrington'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, and Classism