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common_nonsense's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Incest
sophee_568'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape
elossa'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
sleepyriv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
khakipantsofsex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse
pebblegosling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
nottheave's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
pomifer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Stalking
millibear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The voice in translation felt like it was constantly at a remove from the contents of the book, which took me some getting used to. Now that I've read the book, though, the distance makes sense for the main character Norie and the way she kept what happened to her at arm's length.
Was glad to read queer fiction from a queer Taiwanese-Japanese writer!
Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Self harm and Stalking