Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

49 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

I generally enjoy books that jump from one perspective to another, and this is no exception. I liked slowly realizing how each of the characters connected with the others. I will admit, however, that some of the narratives ran together, and some narratives were a lot more fleshed out than others. 

The one thing I didn't like flat out was the way trans topics were handled in the book. I thought it was great to read about Morgan's understanding of themselves and their loving long-term relationship. However, the other characters in the book repeated anti-trans talking points almost completely unchallenged. Given the growing anti-trans sentiment in Britain in particular, plus the fact that so few cis people claim to know anyone who is trans or be informed on trans issues, I felt that this was not a responsible way to frame these conversations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Xenophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Child death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Incest, Islamophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Antisemitism, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Mass/school shootings

bronzeageholly's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Deadnaming, Alcoholism, and Drug use

bookreviewsgr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

Δώδεκα αυτοτελείς ιστορίες που διαπλέκονται μεταξύ τους και δημιουργούν ένα σύγχρονο μυθιστόρημα. Διαβάστε περισσότερα στο  <a href="https://bookreviewsgr.home.blog/2021/02/07/girl-woman-other/">blog μου</a>.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Abortion, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

martinatan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

scripturient's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Infertility, Drug use, and Drug abuse

georginatomlinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was more than I thought it could be. A series of stories so perfectly woven together to make a rich and complex tapestry. Highly recommend to anyone wanted to be able to empathy and understand other’s experiences. Whether, it’s race, age, ideological, sexual or gender identity, social or economic background, this book has it covered. The structure and the way it is written is so easy to read and hard to stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

tashayns's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Islamophobia and Racial slurs

sachikoriddle's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

ananotherthing's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Deadnaming, and Transphobia