Reviews

White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht

skynet666's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this story....probably got a kick up in the ratings based on some of the other things I've read lately, but still wonderful.

ginanana's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

giovlc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

lipglossmaffia's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

letlenz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

strawbecky113's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

gio_shelves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• 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? No

3.75

andelarc's review against another edition

5.0

Este libro tomó mi corazón y lo destrozó completamente.
Creo que es uno de esos libros a los que si o si debemos de darles una oportunidad, la narrativa es simple y hermosa a la vez que nostálgica y triste. Si no estás muy enterado sobre la situación de los coreanos durante la guerra, creo que este libro es uno bueno para empezar, es corto y va al grano.
El libro tiene dos perspectivas, el pasado con la hermana mayor y el presente con la hermana menor, y en ambas se puede sentir el sufrimiento de las familias coreanas al verse obligadas a separarse y el dolor de saber que sus hijas no regresarán nunca a casa.

jaecake's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I could read it for hours at a time, even though each chapter flipped between the two sisters in to separate timelines, the story made it easy to digest the background of the characters when needed. This sort of allows you to not have the full picture immediately and you get to hear both the sisters stories from themselves. It's fictional but very much based on the horrific truth that isn't talked about. The author includes sources and further reading aswell as a timescale of events at the end of the book. This book will have a soft place in my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Excrement, Death of parent, and Deportation

beyonzer's review against another edition

5.0

one of my favorite books, litteraly i cried so much reading this.