Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

7 reviews

jmiles758's review

challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage

morsecode's review

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This book is primarily about a family of individuals from Cameroon, two of whom have overstayed their visas, trying to make a life in the United States in and around the 2008 financial crisis (inner lives and histories of the two parents plus how they navigate interpersonal relationships, work/school, the legal system,  and cultural differences).  Their challenges are juxtaposed with that of the family of the Lehman Brothers executive for whom both parents work at one time or another.  I thought it was excellent.

The main characters (the four parents) are shown in all their unvarnished glory, as is America both the lead up to and the immediate aftermath of the collapse.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide

takidodo's review

dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Deportation, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Suicide

eggfriend's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Classism, and Drug abuse

edensbookshelf's review

emotional inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Suicide

ngb1980's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

Mostly boring and predictable. I knew from around chapter 5 they would end up moving back home.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

remie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, and Toxic relationship