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mothumn's Reviews (377)
weirdly almost incest :/ idk also ive read too many sad books lately i cant finish this rn
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Medical trauma, Death of parent
Arc Review Courtesy of Netgalley
A collection of surreal and strange short stories that focus on the experiences of women. Some of the stories were really interesting and weird, my favourites being ‘Returning’, ‘Office Hours’, and ‘Peking Duck’. However, I did find that a lot of them started off really strong but had very abrupt endings and felt incomplete. While I enjoyed these mostly I can’t ignore the very glaring issue of their endings just not working at all and bringing the whole story down with it. This was pretty disappointing because I would have really enjoyed this collection more without that. Overall, I still enjoyed it and my favourite stories helped to bring the rating up. I hope to read more from Ling Ma in the future but for now this is a solid 3.5 stars (bumped up to 4 on some platforms).
A collection of surreal and strange short stories that focus on the experiences of women. Some of the stories were really interesting and weird, my favourites being ‘Returning’, ‘Office Hours’, and ‘Peking Duck’. However, I did find that a lot of them started off really strong but had very abrupt endings and felt incomplete. While I enjoyed these mostly I can’t ignore the very glaring issue of their endings just not working at all and bringing the whole story down with it. This was pretty disappointing because I would have really enjoyed this collection more without that. Overall, I still enjoyed it and my favourite stories helped to bring the rating up. I hope to read more from Ling Ma in the future but for now this is a solid 3.5 stars (bumped up to 4 on some platforms).
medium-paced
Review of Arc courtesy of Netgalley- all opinions are my own
A very heartwarming and sweet story with some cool light fantasy elements. I really enjoyed the characters in this and the relationship between Hamal and Blue was very cute and endearing, I enjoyed their banter quite a bit. There was a good mix of humour and more emotional moments throughout, creating a good balance. I really enjoyed the art style as well and thought the style and colour palette really helped to build the world, atmosphere, and overall vibe of the story. Some of the story could be developed more rather than moving so quickly past it, but overall I thought this was a really fun and very sweet story.
A very heartwarming and sweet story with some cool light fantasy elements. I really enjoyed the characters in this and the relationship between Hamal and Blue was very cute and endearing, I enjoyed their banter quite a bit. There was a good mix of humour and more emotional moments throughout, creating a good balance. I really enjoyed the art style as well and thought the style and colour palette really helped to build the world, atmosphere, and overall vibe of the story. Some of the story could be developed more rather than moving so quickly past it, but overall I thought this was a really fun and very sweet story.
