Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes

6 reviews

elisalasater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

frantically's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

bitesizedbeet's review

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

2.0

While the story is compelling and offers important information about the racism Chinese people experienced, specifically in the Pacific NW, this book is dripping with white saviorism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

kikicochrane's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

As much as I would like to give this book a higher rating, I settled on three stars based on how Inara's story was told. Her character in my opinion lacked depth and the challenges she faced were entirely first world problems as a white woman born into wealth. Now in comparison, Mei Lien's story was heartbreaking, and it provided a glimpse into the struggles Chinese Americans and immigrants faced in the USA which is rarely taught or talked about in our history lessons. 

I understand and appreciate the efforts that went into telling Mei Lien's story through Inara, but I felt that her and her siblings played the white savior roles and that her relationship with Daniel & his family played into an unrealistic fairytale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Vomit

cherbear20's review

dark sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

bibliocharylodis's review

1.0

 Can white people please stop writing poorly researched historical novels that center non-white characters? Can publishing please make room for more ownvoice authors? No one can tell me there is not a single American Chinese who has written - or would be interested in writing - a story set during the Chinese Exclusion Act... and who would easily get something so simple as the language that was spoken right... as well as not having non-white characters talking about themselves with racist language... slanted eyes... really? And no one through the whole publishing process caught that? smh.

I am not saying white authors can't have non-white characters, but maybe it's not a white person's place to tell their traumatic history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent