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miki514's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
giuliamuzi's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
amylikestoread's review against another edition
3.0
2.75* - took a while to get the story going and I found the chapters set during the war to be more interesting
literarykerry's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
pmrichard1's review against another edition
4.0
Very well written and hard to put down despite the difficult subject matter - also a perspective of the war I hadn’t read about before, focusing on the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Loved the way the stories came together.
bucyte's review against another edition
2.75
I feel bad for not loving this... The novel is of huge educational value - I had not read anything about the Japanese occupation of Singapore and Malaysia before. The prose is quite beautiful too... I really don't know why, but I just found myself counting pages to the end.
annie_lulu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
lovely_bookshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
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