Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

383 reviews

rheysweg's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Police brutality and Colonisation

mxjacknelson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Slavery

crybabybea's review against another edition

reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aamie's review against another edition

4.5

I really liked it!! Pretty dark but sooo interesting. I feel like I learned so much about Ghana and the history of their people and in America too. I really like how the stories intertwined but I do wish we got to see more of their lives then the little snapshots we get especially for the people in the later generations. I thought it was really well written and some of the imagery and feelings evoked were horrific but handled with a lot of care and poetry. Majorie and the Old Woman 😭😭😭✨✨🫶  SAM AND NESS! KOJO AND ANNA 😭 every storyline just had so much heartbreak and pain and suffering and you just feel so much humanity for them. Good book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

mdal26's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

noahsingh's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.25

Enjoyed a lot of aspects of this book: 
- Love a family/generational story.
-Colonial resistance storylines were really interesting.
-Felt like I heard some perspectives I hadn't heard before, and learnt some historical stuff about the exploitation of black people post-slavery I hadn't heard about before. 

Ending was a lil disappointing to me tho,

in the sense that I wish Marjorie had been aware of her families past a bit more through Akua and therefore somehow able to recognise Marcus as familiy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Excrement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

doublel11's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Some of this book was hard to read, due to the nature of the content, but I still liked this book. I was worried it would be hard to keep track of who was who over the generations, but it wasn't. 

I appreciated the earlier chapters more because I felt like I learned more from that part of the book. It's hard to sum up my thoughts on this one, but it's well written, and overall I would definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Rape

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Slavery

skyereadsthings's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

(Not a spoiler, notable from the chapter names and family tree alone) every 2 chapters is an entire generation. One of one sisters family line, the second of the other’s. I appreciated this approach and how they would build into each other. The contrast amidst the sameness that took place from a single decision- very butterfly effect. Only issue was that this approach made it hard to ever get to know any of the characters. But I think this too was on purpose. This is not a lighthearted “fiction”!! It is real and may be a hard read for some, but it felt important and insightful. The depths of generational trauma and acknowledgement of how century old decisions and realities impact todays generations is something to be reckoned with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Violence

badgergatan's review against another edition

Unfortunately a touch too dark for my tastes, and a plot structure that’s difficult to follow. I may revisit it someday - this was far enough beyond my typical comfort zone that I wasn’t quite ready for itZ

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Rape