Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

77 reviews

grayscale08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Vomit

heybethrenee's review against another edition

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

5.0

This book absolutely wrecked me. It reads like a collection of short stories but because we know the characters are connected through the generations it makes what happens to them that much more impactful. While fictional, Gyasi gives a voice to the unwritten and silenced stories of Black Africans and Americans as forced change and horrors over take them.  Every white person needs to read this book. The trigger warnings are unending so be prepared for an emotionally difficult read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship

sarahjones725's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Addiction, Mental illness, and Excrement

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug use

tr_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Confinement, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, and Death

sarahlizzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

hilarylouise's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

flysick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault

eloiseisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Adult/minor relationship