Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Penguin Readers Level 7: Homegoing (ELT Graded Reader) by Yaa Gyasi

155 reviews

shlymiller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicide

maya_venkatesh36's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Addiction, Slavery, Trafficking, Racism, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Colonisation

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It is an excellently written and pointed book with a very strong story.  Given the subject matter of the story, it was a difficult and challenging read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Slavery, and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Death

Minor: War

itsmaryssae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Slavery, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Rape, Mental illness, Torture, and Racial slurs

antoniac's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

mr_ryancowboy's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: War and Classism

rkwaterski99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

If you are a fan of interwoven vignettes and connections, I highly recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

redefiningrachel'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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Sexism, War, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Body horror, Blood, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying

burritobug's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Religious bigotry, War, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape

clairevn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Hard to read, but a powerful story about the generational traumas of slavery and racism

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Racial slurs, Rape, and Slavery