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laurenw's review
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
This book is great in its technicalities. A lot of the individual chapters are lovely, and I especially loved the perspectives such as immigration, diaspora, and flawed humanity that are discussed throughout. However, as a whole, the book felt flat to me. The characters are often too disconnected and the various storylines did not stir the same amount of interest.
Reading this was still an enjoyable experience though, and the author manages to immerse the reader well in the times in which she is writing.
Reading this was still an enjoyable experience though, and the author manages to immerse the reader well in the times in which she is writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming and Racial slurs
Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, and Transphobia
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