Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

83 reviews

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

 Beautifully written. Compelling. Powerful.

I'm not spiritual or religious at all, so a lot of this book didn't quite his the mark for me because I just couldn't relate to that aspect.

But otherwise it was a powerful read about trauma, pain, and familial relationships.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

camprocter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Like Homegoing, I loved this book. It takes "slow-paced" to a whole new level, in my opinion. The first half felt like a long introduction of sorts, and things didn't start to pick up for me until Chapter 32 or so. This isn't a criticism though: I felt like this slow start really added a lot of emotional weight to this book. And as expected, it was beautifully beautifully written. Strong recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Addiction

adeliab's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Addiction, and Abandonment

fromstephspages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

This book was… just, wow… So let me try to explain what I just experienced and loved: Gifty’s depth, introspection, and her raw experience with her family. Her flaws, vulnerability, and honesty. Her questions and interwoven research and statistics. Her  personal exploration of science and religion. Everything! The writing just pulls you in and not only was I left not wanting to put this down but also thinking about the story throughout the day. I found myself relating more than I’m comfortable admitting and I legit got goosebumps at the end of the book. This might be my favorite book of the year. 

Find me on IG @bookrecswithsteph

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

partylaundromat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Vomit

marsliketheplanet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Transcendent Kingdom is very philosophical and thoughtful. I found myself reflecting on the questions Gifty asked herself and needing to put the book down so that I could dedicate time to my own contemplation. At times, I felt the pacing was too slow, but overall, the plot was rewarding to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

dhritigupta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

i really didn’t think i’d enjoy a book about religion, but it was so much more than that. yaa gyasi writes things in a way that has me convinced she knows maybe everything about the world!! so for that reason, even though this book was really slow and really sad and kind of out of the realm of what i usually read about, i really liked it. i wouldn’t say it’s enjoyable, but it’s kind of like when u push on a bruise? and as always she was able to touch on so so many themes!! it’s just a story that i’m happy i got to read, even if it was really painful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, and Physical abuse

urbanall's review against another edition

challenging informative sad 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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Racism

noshelfcontrolll's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

5.0

While it took me a bit to get into, I am in love with this book. The way that Yaa Gyasi speaks about grief and addiction is heartbreaking, but her addition of Gifty’s inner struggle with science and religion, and how she reconciled with the events happening in her life in contrast to what she is told in church is absolutely beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

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