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internationalreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
yianzhang's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
this short story collection is SO well written but I didn’t find any of the main characters likable, which made it a bit difficult for me to enjoy/relate.
Graphic: Terminal illness and Death of parent
leah_alexandra's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What an astounding collection of stories. Not a "skip" among them. They each convey so much history, emotion, and character, in relatively few pages.
Not really a spoiler, I think: one of the best parts about this collection is how Korean immigrants/Korean-Americans are fully centered in each narrative. We're never reading these people through the lens of white people. White people barely feature in the stories at all.
Not really a spoiler, I think: one of the best parts about this collection is how Korean immigrants/Korean-Americans are fully centered in each narrative. We're never reading these people through the lens of white people. White people barely feature in the stories at all.
Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
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