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e_z's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Rape
folchart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Infertility, Blood, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse
bookworme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
marplellous's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage
Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism
tiredurbanist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia
chelregel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Everything about this book feels like nonfiction wrapped into a fictional account. I half expect the characters in this book to be real, or to find a re run of My American Wife airing somewhere. If I ran into Jane or Akiko I wouldn’t exactly be mad. They felt so whole and fleshed out, in a way that truly did feel like a memoir or a biography.
As a vegetarian, I can certainly say this book didn’t turn me on to meat, and I wonder if it would turn any meat eaters off of it. While it’s obviously fiction, the accounts feel real and close enough to home (I used to live in cow country Colorado) that it feels entirely plausible.
On another note I want to devour every Ruth Ozeki book now and I love her forever.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Abortion and Blood
Minor: Eating disorder
jazzeeazz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Animal cruelty
allyofshalott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Blood
callylines's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Animal death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexism