Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

212 reviews

def_ni's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Colonisation

Moderate: Mental illness and Drug abuse

taunusleserin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolute Leseempfehlung...

...schon allein wegen der stilistischen Idee, das Leben von 14 Personen in zwei parallelen Erzählsträngen über 7 Generationen hinweg zu erzählen. 

Das Buch besteht entsprechend aus 14 mehr oder minder abgeschlossenen Essays, die von Effia und Esi - zwei Halbschwestern, die sich nie kennengelernt haben - und ihren jeweiligen Nachkommen erzählen. Esi wird als Sklavin von Ghana in die USA verschleppt, Effia und ihre Nachkommen leben in Ghana. 

Die ersten drei Kapitel hatte ich noch Mühe, reinzufinden, danach hat es mich gepackt und ich wollte unbedingt wissen, wie es weiter geht. Die Autorin befasst sich vor allem mit der Frage, ob sich Traumata in der DNA eines Menschen wiederfinden. Die Kapitel empfand ich teilweise eher zu kurz, da ich gerne mehr über die jeweilige Person erfahren hätte. 

Wie man sich vorstellen kann, sind die Inhalte harte Kost, das Ende bildet dafür einen einigermaßen versöhnlichen Abschluss. 

Definitiv ein Jahreshighlight für mich. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, and Slavery

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Child death, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Ableism

Moderate: Sexual violence and War

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence, Slavery, Drug use, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Torture, Drug abuse, and War

Moderate: Police brutality

cicip's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Excrement, and Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse and Violence

isabelgb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, War, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Classism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, and Slavery

ddollenmayer's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Trafficking, and Slavery

thefall's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Drug abuse, Confinement, Addiction, Sexism, Racial slurs, Vomit, Murder, Hate crime, Colonisation, Classism, Drug use, Death, Child death, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, and Excrement

arayo's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Excrement, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Rape, Trafficking, War, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual assault, Slavery, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, Mental illness, Death of parent, Infertility, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Chronic illness

emcheym's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, War, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Cursing, and Death