Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

277 reviews

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Addiction, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

siobhan28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Such an amazing, lyrical book that made me tear up multiple times. The writing was so beautiful and captivating and I finished the book within 24 hours. A lot of parts of the book were heavy but there was always a glimmer of hope 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

voxlunae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.75

It's well-written, and Gyasi once again does a great job of capturing time and generational trauma, but the narrative was just not as capturing for me as Homegoing, and my personal issues with religion, theism, and family addiction made this a difficult read at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

kibbles15's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Despite the fact that the book reads at a slower pace, it is very well written.  The author was especially good at expressing the emotions of the story. I found myself feeling sadness, joy, anger, heartbreak, etc...right along with the main character.  The plot is heartbreaking, but it is an interesting exploration on finding the balance between a Belief in God and Science. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Animal death, and Cursing

Book does discuss humane procedures performed on mice in a laboratory environment.

jenmcreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Child death, Death, Religious bigotry, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Racism

bjdarby's review against another edition

reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Grief, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

fletcher146's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide

gaeke's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

2.0

this felt like I was reading gifty's journal but I didn't care for anything. i really wish I was invested in the story but it took me almost 100 pages to remember the main characters name and her brother was such a focal point of this story that he should have been the main character over gifty. i'm definitely not getting something in this story but I don't care enough to find out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

baguettegay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was a gut punch. The intricacies of grief, mental health, and ripples caused by addiction within a family. I loved the way Gifty was so tied to her scientific research that connected so deeply with what she had gone through with her brother’s death and addiction. It is hard to deal with grief head on, and I think showing how someone can be processing things without actually processing them is important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Grief

uhh_sydney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse