Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

84 reviews

hanhantap's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Hate crime, Grief, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Police brutality, Drug use, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Rape

averyarden's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Hate crime

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual content

iris_garden's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Racism

natalienance's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Police brutality, Racism, Vomit, Racial slurs, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

liferhi_inspired's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This is a book that’s been on my shelf for a long time, I’m glad I finally got around to it. This book is HEAVY, so please check the content warnings. Sing, Unburied, Sing follows a family with three generations under one roof and the layers of trauma that each of those have faced. 

I think that this would be a great read for someone that enjoys taking a deep dive into their books. I’m not one of those people, but I think there is a lot that can be uncovered for those that do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death

anniesher23's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Violence, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Racial slurs, Cancer, Racism, and Child abuse

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Drug use, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

killeenm's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book and it’s poetic language was really beautiful. I did find myself lost in the plot at points, and unsure if I was missing some background info or if it was going over my head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Racism

mladd28's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

booksnooksandcooks's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Definitely a book I could re-read and pull out parts of the text I never studied before and it could change the whole book.

Beautifully written and the magical realism is both transformative and also bone-chilling. I struggled a bit with the characters and development, but Ward presents the family in such a heart breaking way that the reader weeps alongside them.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to read magical realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child abuse, Rape, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, and Child death