Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Herbergi Giovanni by James Baldwin

27 reviews

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

renniewest's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“I think now that if I had had any intimation that the self I was going to find would turn out to be only the same self from which I had spent so much time in flight, I would have stayed at home.”

this novel is crushing in its depiction of the complexities of human conditions, love, mental illness, etc… it’s made me the kind of melancholy that sticks with you for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship

jazzy_t's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Good book. An influential book of its time. 

I enjoy reading about a side of lgbt+ I maybe haven't really read before. Paris in 1960s ish. 

I felt the characters had a lot of depth and you connect to them but also become angry at them. They most definitely aren't perfect. I feel the author added this to the characters beautifully. 

James Balwin the author is an amazing intreting man who deserves to be remembered more than his is currently.

Enjoyed the read, would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia

noblekylie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

lucykateburns's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

sukriti's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol

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omemlette's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment