Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

4 reviews

cutlet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

This was my first audiobook and it was incredibly powerful to listen to the author read their story. This feels like it should be mandatory reading for all white people, to better understand Black history in the US and the intergenerational trauma it carries with it. The main characters absolutely pulled me in, but it was at times difficult to keep track of when and where something was happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Colonisation, Murder, Slavery, Cancer, Classism, and Racial slurs

decie's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.5

pick this up when you want raw, heavy, rage-filled poetry. if you're primed for a fantasy plot you'll be disappointed. that's not what the author is doing here. it's better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Grief, Classism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racism, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use and Confinement

Minor: Animal death

memoriast's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

This book left me simmering with anger and rage and indignance and despair, but in a way that I think I needed. Like Sarah Gailey said on the cover, it "comes at you full speed with the brake line cut". It leaves my heart heavy and lights a fire in it at the same time. It is definitely not a light read and please heed the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Rape

skylaturner's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence