Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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rubycs's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

I loved it ! 

From the rich descriptions of the location, people, events and emotions felt by the characters to the tense scenes, this book was a true work of art.

LGBTQIA+ rep: The MC is bisexual, but in this book is only in relationships with men. Her bsf is a raging lesbian (and we love her for it) and there are a few other sprinklings of gay…

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30something_reads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0


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tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0


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booksarebrainfood's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5


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