Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

5 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Drug use, Murder, Suicide, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

Colorism, missing person, r slur.

kodi_rae's review

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Dark and thoughtful, focusing on Latinx/Indigenous women perspectives. These short stories touch on themes of colonization, gentrification, racism, violence against women, family relationships, etc. Reading this book is a unique, alternative way to learn a bit more about Colorado history (since all the stories are set there and the author is from Denver).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy

gabbygarcia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

I want Ghost Sickness to be an entire novel 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Addiction, Genocide, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Abortion, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Suicide

generational trauma, gentrification

clrieant's review

challenging dark reflective sad 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

Well-written, and so honest. A hard but necessary read. I strongly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Car accident

ember_amber's review

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Abortion