Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns

10 reviews

miranda226's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Mental illness

lili_geek's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

4.0

This was a great book that I fully recommend. The pacing of the book was unique and seemed to fit the mood of the narrator (show-fast). While the narrator was experiencing significant mental health issues, she was never portrayed and an unreliable narrator. This book is about systemic racism, generational poverty,  fake allies, and white women privilege. Overall, good read, but make sure you’re in the right headspace for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, and Car accident

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Deportation, and Gaslighting

lynxpardinus's review

dark funny reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Moderate: Car accident, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Animal death, Drug use, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, Gun violence, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

sarah984's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

This modern-day reimagining of Taxi Driver blisters right along Damani's wild, self-destructive path, but I felt like it pulled back a little too much in what should have been its biggest moment. Loved the ending, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Classism, Deportation, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Self harm, Ableism, Alcohol, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Police brutality

muddymind's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I have never in my life read such a tender book. I laughed, I cried, I gasped in horror, I cringed, I cussed out the characters (well, really only one of them…) but most importantly I grew to love Damani because of all her complexities. Priya Guns is a voice all of her own. I’m so excited to see where she goes & what she writes in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

 

When I skimmed the description, I somehow mixed up Taxi Driver with Baby Driver so I was expecting more of an action-packed-bank-robbery situation. 

 

What I got instead was the dark, satirical commentary of a bi woman working long hours, caring for her grieving mother, and dreaming of a better life. Despite needing to take necessary precautions to stay safe throughout the night, she meets new people and eventually meets Jolene. And so begins their whirlwind love affair. 

 

It touches on political unrest, white saviorism, exploitation of workers, and grief. There were parts I liked and parts that fell flat. It was a love-hate relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Deportation

horizonous's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

A book that will linger with me because of the very distinct voice of Damani, the narrator. I probably could have read 200 more pages of her interior monologue simply because I really like this type of.. dry, but sharp, matter of fact writing, however at the same time I found the story a bit too meandering at times. But Priya Guns is definitly an author I will keep an eye out in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Vomit

Mental illness = Depression

tenderbench's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Car accident, Deportation, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent and Police brutality