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robinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual content
emudds's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
makikaze's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
bailanlala'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
this was the first novel i had read in Chinese language, and i'm very glad that for my first Chinese piece of writing i could read something by qiu miaojin. i had read the english translation of notes of a crocodile the year beforehand which left a deep impression on me, and this book was no different. knowing how qiu's life ended in tragedy situates her semi-autobiographical writing, and the blur between what is real and what is fiction makes this piece so tragic and difficult to read. very glad that qiu left these notes behind and that we have the chance to construct a history of chinese lesbianism, just wish she was still with us to share in it. it is so striking how lesbian angst and yearning resonates across generations and across languages. may she rest in peace.
Graphic: Suicide
dycojams'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
2.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Animal death and Sexual content
talonsontypewriters'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Racial slurs, Rape, Vomit, and Alcohol
uhm_kai'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
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
electrifyingpenguin'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
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
aweekinthelife'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
The author notes that the letters can be read in any order, which would also be logistically easier with a physical copy.
Moderate: Suicide