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wytnie's review
5.0
I really liked it, its short but it really makes you think and the ending is left up to however you interpret it. I also feel like people are being way to critical over something that's only a little over 40 pages? It felt like a think piece with a bit of poetry in it. I personally think going back to the garden is going back to a version of heaven and that Leina and Yuliana both killed themselves in the end.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment
biobeetle's review
adventurous
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Grief
shadowspinner's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment
angelsfw's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Suicide
Moderate: Abandonment
marleywrites's review
challenging
medium-paced
- 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
2.5
I can appreciate the writing to this story. If this was alluding to suicide, then I think I understood the story. If it wasn’t about that, I’m a bit lost. 😅
Assuming it was about suicide, I can feel the despair our main character was going through. She truly felt abandoned by her mother and felt this journey would bring her peace.
Assuming it was about suicide, I can feel the despair our main character was going through. She truly felt abandoned by her mother and felt this journey would bring her peace.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent
laurareads87's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
I have been enjoying these short story collections. This is my first experience of Tomi Champion-Adeyemi's work and based on this, I'll absolutely seek out more. I appreciated the writing, the atmosphere, and the mystery of this story; I feel like the author really created a sense of longing and uncertainty in very few pages. What *really* didn't work for me, though, was the "alternating prose and verse." I found the prose more poetic than the poetry, which just felt clunky and didn't really add anything.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
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