maddeesryan'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
seagullsaga's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Animal death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Alcohol
madmichele's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
it was very character-heavy but the characters felt very hollow, which I found odd. I saw others mention how they wished the story was also told from the perspective of yeong-hye - but I feel like telling the story from her point of view would defeat the purpose of the narrative. the entire point is that she’s an outcast, and that she’s behaving in ways that others find odd and harrowing.
I don’t like when writers switch perspective styles (it starts off in first person, then the final two chapters are in third) - I find it very jarring and distracting.
I also feel like it was too short and could’ve gone more into psychological horror
Spoiler
(i loved the parts detailing her dreams and how she seemed to be photosynthesizing… i know that i wouldn’t have found out why she was doing what she was doing, and i wasn’t too concerned with that. I just wanted to see more of the behavior that terrified her family so much, it was interesting).I did like the story itself, I just had issues with the execution.
Moderate: Vomit, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual content, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
emily_lloyd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Rape, Eating disorder, Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Classism, Blood, Body horror, and Chronic illness
lybarron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity
frenchvanillapowdercreamer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
bashsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Blood, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Animal death, and Vomit
rtthalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Self harm
wellreadsquid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Vomit, and Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, and Ableism
There is Marital Rape in this book so read with caution.jay_hobday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Infertility, Self harm, and Sexual assault