Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Maa ja taivas by Yaa Gyasi

74 reviews

carbs666's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.75

This book is deeply insightful, deftly framing and responding to questions about science and religion with unknowable answers. I love how Gifty opens slowly throughout the book, like a fist, like a flower. As she learns to open herself to her colleagues she opens herself to the reader and the result is a personal, reflective, introspective read that wraps you right up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

one of the best books I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, and Abandonment

gabb_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent

theoceanrose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment

annainthebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

cocostephh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

marlenealina's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

dorianscale's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment

lepasseportlitteraire's review against another edition

4.0

✨ « The only time I heard people talk about depression was when they were using it as a synonym for sadness, and so I never thought of it as a disease »
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✨ Synopsis
The story is told by Gifty, an American neurology researcher with Ghanaian origins. She finds herself living with her mother and taking care of her as she struggles with depression
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✨ The book is a beautifully written story raising a lot of issues : from depression, to the relationship to religion, and the difficulties of growing up in the USA being black.
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✨ I found the story very touching and the insight on religion very deep and interesting to read. On the other side, reading about Gifty’s mother depression was not always easy, and if you know someone suffering from depression or you yourself suffer from it, it might trigger some negativity for you. The same goes with drug addiction and family abandonment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Abandonment

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: Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abandonment