Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

394 reviews

taulkstoomuch's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This book is so beautifully written, you could turn to any page in it and will find the most gut-wrenching and heart-striking quotes adorning the pages.

The discourse around race, class, science v religion, identity, motherhood, and so many more - every single one of them were gorgeously woven into the narrative. The switching from past and present felt natural and didn't affect the flow of my reading. Yaa Gyasi is such an amazing writer, truly wow.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, and Classism

fynn_jls's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Addiction, Child death, and Drug use

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

fluffy1st's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Grief and Death

megb64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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: Drug abuse, Racism, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Suicide

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lizzidown's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Addiction

melarie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

thenovelsphere's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

I didn’t think I’d enjoy this at first because the beginning started off very slow (which is why I attempted to read this about 3 times before) but as the story unravelled, I was sucked into Gifty’s thoughts on religion and science and her experiences with mental health, her family and guilt. Great book.  

The topics are very heavy especially on addiction so expect to feel very sad when reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Abandonment, and Mental illness

marianapereira's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

mkshapiro's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

“I sit in blessed silence, and I remember. I try to make order, make sense, make meaning of the jumble of it all.” 

“One minute there was a God with the whole world in his hands; the next minute the world was plummeting, ceaselessly, toward an ever-shifting bottom.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Medical content, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts