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emkir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
chanatova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Minor: Genocide and Islamophobia
melniksuzuki'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
redvelveting's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
aishallnot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
rachelshubin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation
meaghanslibrary'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The back end of the middle started to drag. The end felt rushed and fell a bit flat, I guess I was hoping for more, but not sure what I would have preferred instead.
I think this book would lead to good discussions in book clubs about authorship, representation, and race. Hmm I guess for the beginning part of the book and convos I’ll give it a 4. I think if you asked me to rate it early on it was a heavy contender for a 5, but the ending really just lacked. To some extent I did feel like the authors other work Babel had a bit of a rushed ending. But in that book I thought the beginning and middle dragged and the end saved it.
I give props to the author for branching out well into different genres.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
broccoli_j's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is a must read for everyone!
Is is a well written genius critique in which we follow the „villain“.
June is an unreliable narrator and the definition of white women tears. You are meant to feel bad for her and in conclusion feel then bad, for feeling bad for her.
This book is brilliant, shocking and most importantly of all not at all far fetched!
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
helliepad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
The thing is after 4 books you tend to notice that RF Kuang uses characters as a mouthpiece for her own anger, but she's a really good ventriloquist. The character voices are good and well-formed, they suck you in and they don't lose pitch. However, that did translate to June being silly- as a Southeast Asian girl I wasn't sold on the ghost aspect of this book because while June is haunted by Athena the myth and the human, it doesn't feel that way. The reader is stuck, flypaper and all, in June's very loud and singular voice.
...though I guess that'sbecause she did write in 1st person this entire book lol. RF Kuang writing in 2nd person will probably devastate me even more.
Still, this was an amazing read, if altogether preachy and drawn out longer than I expected. I can't wait for the author to explore other genres.
Graphic: Death and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War