Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Verheven koninkrijk by Yaa Gyasi

54 reviews

mirireads's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

I like this more than Yaa Gyasi's first book, Homegoing. I like the way that the plot and the characterization get uncovered a little bit at a time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

nell_bell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

mackenziem12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content

teo_rodas's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

peachmoni's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

Beautifully written, thoughtful prose. Ultimately, it was too triggering for me to read about a sibling (intentionally or not) causing immense hurt, depression and suicidal thoughts, so I couldn't fully engage with this book as much as I would have liked to. I look forward to more from Yaa Gyasi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death

stayathomereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infertility

Animal testing/experimentation

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

bekah445's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jennikreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Animal death