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erin3554'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: Eating disorder
tostitos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Cancer and Eating disorder
elizabethob's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Sexual assault
kitchenaid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
shoohoob's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
hoodsicle's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
The only downside might be the book's pacing. Certain parts dragged while the resolution, especially within the last five chapters, feels like it could have been given a little more room to marinate and breathe. Otherwise, no complaints!
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Vomit
Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Child death, and Grief
kbusemeyer'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? Yes
5.0
I think it did run into the issue of everything wrapping up in the last 50 pages, but I didn’t necessarily mind since it still was a little open-ended.
This was a good example of an unreliable narrator because sometimes Jayne’s thoughts made me want to shake her but also sometimes her interactions with June seemed reasonable why she would think the way she did. There were some great older-sister/sibling interactions that were so accurate.
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Child death
mhsieh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
There is so much being discussed in this book, yet the author takes her time throughly fleshing each one out. Jayne’s struggles with
The passages of Jayne
Choi’s story truly encapsulates what it feels like being an Asian American child of immigrant parents, appreciating their sacrifices yet simultaneously not fully understanding it.
Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder
marlephant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Addiction and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infertility
sareadchou's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder