Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

4 reviews

sparklefarm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

WHOOF. Not sure what convinced me, a melancholic woman living in Texas in these times, to read an all-too-believable near-future dystopian novel dealing with reproductive justice, other than the fact that it's written by Louise Erdrich. Ultimately, she once again did. not. miss. with this book. I could have picked a better time to read it though. 😆 That being said, I don't know that I've ever read a book this dystopian and this full of wonder, possibility, and hope. In our current landscape as in a chaotic, terrifying, possible future, we can hold both.

Ending -

I appreciated that we did not end in a happy smiley way (it seemed at some points that it could!) as that would feel disingenuous to the story. And yet to leave Cedar at her most vulnerable, most alone, and least likely to escape, was the most gut-wrenching way to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Torture and Suicidal thoughts

sarahjulianna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Sexism, Confinement, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

zelephante's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Torture

boredacademic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death, Blood, Death, Medical content, and Physical abuse