Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

240 reviews

alexdebello's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

I’m at a loss for words after reading this book - trying to pin it down feels like an injustice. 

Emezi is a visionary, and is bringing to life unforeseen possibilities that run wild outside of boxes and pre-established norms for writers of color and writers at large. 

I cannot recommend this book enough, and personally plan on reading more of Emezi’s work as soon as possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Outing, and Child abuse

Minor: Dysphoria

leechspit's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolute poetry.  A journey with heartbreak and layers of complex thoughts and feelings. Ada is a beautiful character who goes through so much and we are blessed and cursed to read along.
The trauma and transition of Ada make you feel scared, and angry, and mad. I could read this book again and again losing myself in that raw feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

sam_murray's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

sumoresler's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body horror

grebegirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Rape, and Self harm

leffel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

4.5

 It was really heavy and interesting to piece together what was going on inside the mind with what may be happening in the outside world.  I had started it once a long time ago and had trouble getting into the rhythm of the writing, but it clicked better this time and I finished it quickly! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

ashpociadlo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

mkwoods's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

This book isn’t like anything else I’ve read in a long time, and I highly recommend it. The writer seems like a fascinating person too, and I plan to seek out more of their work.

If you don’t know anything about Igbo ontology I recommend reading up on it a bit before you read this book, particularly Ala and ogbanje. I paused to do a bit of research about halfway through and found the book resonated more after I had more of an orientation to these concepts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

sallymodz123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Beautiful, but honestly at times painful, story about a person with DID. Well written and thought provoking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

oliviantoinette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia and Physical abuse