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lilly_anne's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug use, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
jazzeeazz's review
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t know how to explain the beauty of Ozeki’s books. The plots follow a standard literary fiction path while adding in these historically complex topics. For All Over Creation, Yumi visits her parents 25 years after she ran away at the same time that a group of eco-anarchists arrive to protest against corporate interests in Idaho potato farming communities.
I absolutely loved it. The themes that struck me the most were afterlife, fatherhood, and how trauma impacts identity. There are some lengthy descriptions of sexual abuse of a child so please keep that in mind. So much happens in this book, so I’m just going to put some of my favorite quotes.
“I didn’t realize there were so many shades of dying. So many different levels” (348).
THE ENTIRE LAST CHAPTER BEFORE PART 7. THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IVE EVER READ. I WILL THINK ABOUT IT FOREVER.
“But maybe that was the trick—to accept the responsibility and forgo the control? To love without expectation? A paradox for sure, but such a relief” (410).
I absolutely loved it. The themes that struck me the most were afterlife, fatherhood, and how trauma impacts identity. There are some lengthy descriptions of sexual abuse of a child so please keep that in mind. So much happens in this book, so I’m just going to put some of my favorite quotes.
“I didn’t realize there were so many shades of dying. So many different levels” (348).
THE ENTIRE LAST CHAPTER BEFORE PART 7. THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IVE EVER READ. I WILL THINK ABOUT IT FOREVER.
“But maybe that was the trick—to accept the responsibility and forgo the control? To love without expectation? A paradox for sure, but such a relief” (410).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Dementia, Abortion, and Drug use
clem's review
emotional
funny
informative
sad
medium-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
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