Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

103 reviews

jacksons_books_and_music's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

A great read, sometimes fun, sometimes emotional, and constantly celebrating Black women, their hair, and their friendships with each other. The part with Cookie and her grandma made me cry in the best way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, Dementia, and Biphobia

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

thoseoldcrows23's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

I think I liked the idea of this more than the execution. The art was really pretty, and it was a nice pallet cleanser in the middle of all my spooky October reads, but I'll forget about it in a week.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Stalking and Dementia

maiareadss's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The most relatable graphic novel I’ve ever read and it almost made me cry!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Dementia, Drug use, and Mental illness

clarabooksit's review

fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Misogyny, and Mental illness

jaz_gets_literary's review

funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I’ve been wanting to read this since I saw the cover. I was so excited when I saw it in my local library. Instant grab. The illustrations are absolutely amazing. The attention to details. The way the curls are in the hair, the different body types, the clothes, all the small little details made this book for me. The book follows a group of 4 friends. Each has their own short story and the last story is them coming together.  I’m the end I felt like I wanted more. I know these are very short stories/ graphic novel but I feel like the story line for a couple of the friends could have been more in depth. While I really enjoyed the artwork, there were a few pages with just art that I feel could have been used to expand on the storyline.  Overall I liked the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

senseinia's review

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

maeverose's review against another edition

3.75

This was cute. I liked the art style.
Only thing that I felt was a weird take was

when Cookie dismissed the idea of taking anti depressants and suggested crystals instead… it was framed in the story as Cookie not understanding the situation and being unhelpful, but then it just kinda ends there. Cookie does help out in the end, but I just found that one chapter a bit weird the way it was never really resolved. Would’ve preferred if we got to see her learn why that wasn’t a helpful response.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Sexual content, Mental illness, Ableism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, and Racism

There is some non-sexual nudity (except for one panel that is sexual, but you don’t really see anything)

linakats20's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This was my first graphic novel and I really enjoyed it. The illustrations were BEAUTIFUL! I love how each character had their own colour, but every page was still tied together by the same colour palettes. I especially enjoyed seeing different hair textures being brought to life by their movements, and styling & care processes. The characters were funny, loveable, and relatable. Such a wonderful book, that I’m glad I had the opportunity to read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking

Minor: Sexual harassment and Drug use

fairytomie's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking and Mental illness

paigicus's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Dementia and Stalking