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geraldinerowe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Homesick starts off with the narrator as a small child, and the language very much reflects the way a child understands the world and orders their thoughts. This gradually changes as the character gets older. The book is very moving in parts as the narrator has a younger sister with severe health problems and goes through troubles of her own. However the book leaves odd gaps in the narrative, especially towards the end, which left me feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcohol, Cancer, and Drug use
readersreadingnook's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, Mental illness, and Chronic illness
Minor: Medical content
alexture's review against another edition
I read this book in one go, thought "this was amazing, probably just a bit too bleak to be a believable story". Then I opened The Storygraph to mark it as complete and found out it was a memoir.
Bon.
I really liked the division of the book into short scenes of daily life, or of an extraordinary nature. The love of languages and the loathing of every horrible thing life can throw at us meshed into a heartbreaking story that I think I'll read over and over and over, when I'm ready to face it again.
Bon.
I really liked the division of the book into short scenes of daily life, or of an extraordinary nature. The love of languages and the loathing of every horrible thing life can throw at us meshed into a heartbreaking story that I think I'll read over and over and over, when I'm ready to face it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Addiction
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