Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

5 reviews

twodoorcinemaclub's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

4 cuz i wish it had more focus on my pookie pie fifi. i love character focus and i love non linear story telling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Incest, Mental illness, and War

ximevillarejo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

2.0

this would’ve been great but the timeline and narrators of the story are confusing, as i read along i felt that it was going no where. 

also, in this edition in particular the intro is beautifully written but i felt that elizabeth didn’t read the book it says some stuff, for example: laura didn’t understand jojo’s poems because of the language when it is stated, more than once, that laura studied in the usa, so it didn’t make any sense and only confused me more as i was reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

hedsek's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Not for me I guess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, and Infidelity

magneto's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Went into this book with zero expectations and no idea about the story structure and this may be one of my fave reads of the year. The unfolding of the family's story, primarily told through the lens of the four daughters, was engrossing. Kept thinking about this book every time I had to put it down, anxious to pick it up again. Enjoyed the backwards timeline, it really added to my engagement with the girls' stories. I'll absolutely be reading more from this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

annabulkowski's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War