Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

3 reviews

ka_cam's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.75

Once I started reading this short story collection it was hard to stop! Quite varied in types but themes of connection, family, diaspora, and women’s relationships/desires (incl some casual queerness love 2 see it). Some of the stories read more like teasers or brainstorms for a longer story/novel, rather than complete short stories. All in all really enjoyed and am excited to read more by this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gun violence, Colonisation, Murder, Racism, War, Body horror, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Body shaming, Car accident, and Blood

davisbb's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gore, Suicide, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death, and Child death

a2_rache11's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

3.5⭐

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship