Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

16 reviews

skudiklier's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is heartbreaking, amazing, raw, important, and at times darkly funny. I knew I would be glad I read this book, but there's something about Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's voice that makes me want to listen to everything she says. Some of the things described in this book made me incredibly angry and incredibly sad, and all of it felt so so real. I think anyone who considers themselves American should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Colonisation, Fatphobia, and Mass/school shootings

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Dementia and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

courtsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape and Confinement

elissareadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

this was so so stunning. defies genre to put together something absolutely mesmerizing. i'll recommend this for ages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Police brutality, and Medical content

baskinginbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

spiritedfaraway's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, Cursing, Chronic illness, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death