Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender

5 reviews

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is **BIG** on themes, in a small package. It might be meant for middle schoolers, but it's not a condescending book at all. I remember being 12, and on the cusp of leaving childhood behind. Caroline grows up, figures out who she is, learns to forgive herself and others, starts seeing shades of grey. This is a great bildungsroman!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Mental illness and Infidelity

abbie_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

A heartfelt depiction of mental illness, budding queerness and disjointed families seen through the eyes of a 12 year old!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

cookiecat73's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

anonymous_k's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Another great novel by Kacen Callender! There is a reason they are my favorite author. Such heavy topics this novel focuses on—abandonment, bullying, and homophobia (both internalized and external) are the main topics—but it also focuses on lightheaded topics like young love. They’re writing is nothing less than perfection, and I would’ve given this book 5 stars if I wasn’t so emotionally involved and upset with some of the characters… again, beautiful writing. As a future English teacher, I hope to have this novel in my classroom for my students to read :) Absolutely love!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness

rackle's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness