Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

2 reviews

aardwyrm's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wasn't one of the poor children caught by the Great Gatsby in high school, either in one of those long-running grudges against the concept of symbolism after too many conversations about green lights and painted eyes, or caught like a character by the glamor. It was just a book. This is a much more interesting and meaningful book, through the simple expedients of handing the camera to a more interesting person and reflecting on the world, not just the idea of the world. Also there's some demons and stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Abortion, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Animal death and War

lucystolethesky's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse