Reviews with content warning for Suicide - Real Americans

Okay I absolutely ADORED this book 🥹 It was long, so I put it down for an extended amount of time, but once I picked it up again I could not put it down.

Lily/Nick/Mei’s narratives all being part of the book really satisfied me, because I kept getting upset at not being able to understand what had fully gone on. Lily’s refusal to address what happened between her and Matt was increasingly frustrating 😫

Although if your parents had utilised you two as experiments, without you knowing, that would be reasonable cause for never speaking to someone again 🫠

It had me screaming and crying. 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings below!

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steshabee's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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tenderbench's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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kirstym25's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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e11en's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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theangrylibrarian's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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lidenek's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Excellent story of a family, told through the lens of son, mother, and grandmother. Of immigrants with complicated stories, intense passions and extreme drive. Elements of sci-fi in the genetics and some subtle time shifts. Very well written!

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mawest's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

I enjoyed the life stories of Lily, May, and Nick; however, the topics of racism, poverty, immigration, social stigmas are all heavy and cannot be touched on long enough in the novel. It is a good read and once you reach Part II of the novel you won’t be able to put it down.

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