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sxrxhtonin_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, and Rape
jssmns's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual assault
eliodelio's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
3.75
i think i went into this book expecting it to be a hopeful, inspiring memoir about someone with a difficult childhood finding her way to language and translation and travelling (three things i care about a lot) but its more of a semi-fictional account mostly only focused on her childhood up to the age of 15. it was well written and a touching story but in the end i felt like i would have wanted to read more about what happened afterwards. i was left feeling more melancholy than hopeful.
also, throughout the book she disperses photographs along with a letter to her sister, spread out a couple sentences at a time, and it kind of bothered me because i was so focused on the main narrative that every time one of those fragments came up i couldnt remember what the previous one had been and it was just annoying to get pulled out of the story to try to figure out what she was talking about in the letter.
also, throughout the book she disperses photographs along with a letter to her sister, spread out a couple sentences at a time, and it kind of bothered me because i was so focused on the main narrative that every time one of those fragments came up i couldnt remember what the previous one had been and it was just annoying to get pulled out of the story to try to figure out what she was talking about in the letter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Cancer, Suicide attempt, and Self harm
Moderate: Rape
randisworld's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
I didn’t like the writing style for lost if the book. During the first half I almost DNF’d but the subject matter is interesting and I enjoyed the material, just jot how it was communicated.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content
mappy's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
An unconventional but exquisitely crafted exploration of love, language and mortality. This is a work about connection and the self, and the 'mathematics of sacrifice' that often balance their equation. Each vignette seemed to mirror Amy's mental constraints, as a precocious girl battling to comprehend events that can never be understood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Chronic illness, and Mental illness
elizabethgreads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.0
I found that book boring at times and it was a bit jarring to read as we progressed through the Amy's life with major jumps in time. In all it was a love letter to Amy's sister however that wasn't completely well executed and felt lack luster at time. The writing however is beautiful but it wasn't enough to make up for the lack plot or character growth within the characters. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if time were evenly split between the sisters.
I would classify this this book as a autobiographic novel as apposed to a memoir.
I would classify this this book as a autobiographic novel as apposed to a memoir.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape
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