Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo

7 reviews

coco43cl's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse

lanid's review

dark emotional mysterious

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Colonisation, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Pedophilia, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Colonisation, and Death

emmaraeempowered's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

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

5.0

Wow this book was incredible and heartbreaking. Through many flashbacks we learn of Mala's life and the abuse she, her sister, and mother endured throughout the years by her father. We learn so much about her and other character and their role in the story.  
There are many topics touched on in this book that I think were written very well and discussed well. While many moments were hard to read, learning about the characters backgrounds and how they have evolved as people was just done so well. It made them so real and made the events even more heartbreaking. 
I look forward to reading more from Shani Mootoo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

sparkleboymatty's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Murder and Suicide

tangerinetigerlilies's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, and Blood

francica's review

emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness