chrisau's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Emotional and dreamlike, hard to follow at times but easy to lose yourself in. Beautiful stretches of prose interspersed with violence, war crimes, and scenes from a refugee camp. The main character is an AI programmer translating a Tamil manuscript written by a group of girls in a medical... school? college? cult? in a refugee camp in the 90s. The story alternates between her contemporary story, and this translation, two parallel narratives. Her story is also your story, because those chapters are written in the second person.
This book probably isn't for everyone. It was hard for me to pick a rating. If you like to daydream or get lost in words, I think you might like this.
This book probably isn't for everyone. It was hard for me to pick a rating. If you like to daydream or get lost in words, I think you might like this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and War
emco_0's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Eating disorder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Colonisation, War, and Death
Minor: Sexual content
ryanlee's review against another edition
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Self harm
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Car accident and War
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