Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

96 reviews

ba1l3y's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

emelynreads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Singular. Bold. Self aware. Unapologetic. 

Formatted as letters to friends of the author. We witness Akwaeke's deeply personal writing over the expanse of several life altering events. Emezi's writing holds no comparisons. 

I'm now more than ever excited to read Freshwater.

Do not read without checking warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

sundayfever's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

Unlike any other memoir I've read. Some parts very relatable, some completely otherworldly. A refreshingly different look into an authors life.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

gillianalice's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was beautifully written. I'd never heard of this author before I picked up their memoir, but I really want to read more of their books now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

lbelow's review against another edition

5.0

These letters are personal, philosophical, poetic, and rich with emotion. So many of their lines moved me in ways I wasn't prepared for. This isn't a book I'll soon forget. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Suicide attempt

slimebold's review

reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

whtbout2ndbrkfst's review

challenging emotional reflective

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Religious bigotry

passionyoungwrites's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

“What is love if not a shield thrown up around you when you are too injured to throw it up yourself?” 

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This memoir is written in letters. Mostly to others, but also written to themselves. They spoke on every area of their life. From family past, identity - both gender and body, suicidal ideations, self - acceptance, romantic relationships, friendships, their home life, and even the ups and downs of following purpose to include their journey in the publishing world.

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The author uses this work to explain some of the happenings in their first work, Freshwater, and how it made it into the world. Though it isn’t in a traditional format, it is definitely a great work that helps to shape and mold an image of who Akwaeke is and how they view and shape the world around them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

sophieherr's review

reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Homophobia

mollief's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual assault