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kaneebli's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
ariskat's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
silasfs's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Beautiful, sad, reflective analysis of familial roles and conflicts between mother/daughter in law, and the self sacrificial nature of womanhood in 18th century Japanese family dynamics.
lopi's review against another edition
3.0
It was an interesting book but it had a weird mixture of being biographical at points and fictional which left some of the events and pacing of the story disjointed at points.
swdancer's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
thejuliette's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5