Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

19 reviews

obscurepages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

STOP. THIS BOOK IS INCREDIBLE 😭

Intersex merfolk who are descendants of pregnant African slaves women? A clever and compelling story about individuality and community, and history's significance towards the people in the present? A story that highlights intergenerational trauma and its impact? A story that highlights the need to discover personal identity while still wanting to connect with your people's history? This book is ALL of these, and it's also so much more.

Brilliantly written, this book is steeped with folklore and world-building and introspective themes. The perspectives, which can switch from the MC to an ancestor, highlight amazing storytelling from the author.

Overall, this was poignant and it was powerful. Definitely one of my top reads for the year. 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, and Slavery

building_a_bookdom's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Slavery, Blood, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Child death, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Colonisation, and Death of parent

andatherrin's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Slavery

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Emotional abuse

doomluz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Genocide, Pregnancy, Murder, and Slavery

Minor: Colonisation and Child death

amermanda's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Self harm, Slavery, Colonisation, Grief, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Racism

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? N/A

4.0

This was something outside of my comfort zone. It was a similar vibe as Namor’s people of Talokan (the underwater people in the second Black Panther movie). It also reminded me of Avatar, the Last Air Bender. How the story was interesting to read about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Slavery, Death, Grief, Racism, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Animal death, Blood, and Genocide

Moderate: Pregnancy, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

The audiobook is a fantastic version of the story. I would argue it is the best way to experience the story.  You will find yourself rooting for the main character throughout all the trials and periods of growth. The beauty and pain of remembering beginnings, endings, tragedies, and love are intertwined as surely as the water around their people. Remembering is painful and a lot to shoulder alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Death, Self harm, Slavery, Blood, and Suicide attempt

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Genocide, Death of parent, War, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt