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joanna_banana'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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Hate crime and Homophobia
melreadsandrecs'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
ellagrady'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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War
bootrat'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
3.0
Beautiful prose, metaphors, and comparisons, so if you like that then you'll love this book (but that style of writing isn't usually my thing).
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Child death
ariromi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Blood, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
laceystairs'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? No
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
mraddd'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Islamophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, and Sexual content
adampjt'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: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
robintchappell's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Child death and Pregnancy
honnhi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I feel like the perspective of the fig tree and meditations on nature so perfectly captured these very relatable human emotions and experiences.
The parents’ story gripped me so much that I found myself wishing the chapters on Ada were shorter at times, but I do think the Ada chapters were important in their own way. It added a dimension to the parents’ narrative especially.
This is the exact type of story I yearn for when I read magical realism.
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Abortion