Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

84 reviews

kclark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

Moderate: Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Kidnapping

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

kay_greene's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

Luminous and beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Racism, Abandonment, and Racial slurs

theasbookworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Rape, Slavery, War, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Suicide, Infertility, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, and Homophobia

brittany_jean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Wow. What an incredible book. Each generation read like it’s own short story, yet it all flowed in such a logical way. A beautiful, haunting book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Colonisation, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Child death

rachelwierick's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Mental illness, Police brutality, Excrement, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, and Drug use

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

This is perfection. Yaa Gyasi had an idea and executed it immaculately. There isn’t much more to say for this one. It is a complex story told with such confidence and purpose that its messages cut through clear and uninhibited. 10/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Dysphoria, and Stalking

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

This book was incredible, and heartbreaking, and beautiful. I knew nothing about it going in, but I don't think anything could have prepared me. So much of what happens in it is so hard to read, but I'd recommend Homegoing to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Pregnancy, War, Vomit, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Genocide, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Animal death

katymat18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and War

jeanniea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

Such a well-written book. The writing is unbelievably good. The stories, the characters, the storytelling format. How everything ties together. Absolutely incredible. I'm at a loss for words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Drug use