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beccaand's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death and Racism
Minor: War
prufrockpreptooth's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: War
oatmilkdyke's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Quick fantasy novella that takes place in San Francisco, following the adventures of a pulp novel painter, Haskel. You are wrapped in this fantastical world, and can feel the care in which the author takes in her setting. I found it hard to get immersed in the science fiction elements of the story at first, but once the plot got going I settled into the world that was built. There were some scenes that were very hard to read, as they depicted racism against Asian Americans in early to mid 1900s San Francisco. And still, I am not quite sure how I feel after reading those scenes, and do not necessarily think that they served the plot. The Asian American characters did not feel fully realized, and this particular scene was extreme in its depiction of stereotype and use of racial slurs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia
Minor: Blood and War