Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

93 reviews

ashleytong's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Addiction, Drug abuse, Excrement, Racism, and Slavery

fazazzle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Yaa Gyasi had such a clear vision for this novel, and she executed it beautifully. Although I wish some of the chapters were longer so I got more time with some of the characters, this truly is a remarkable piece of literature that should be considered a modern classic. One of my favorite components of the novel was the dichotomy between Fire and Water, which was beautifully addressed in the book’s final chapter. Be aware of the content before reading as it might be triggering, but this truly is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Drug abuse, Slavery, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Police brutality

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Sexual assault, War, Child abuse, Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Excrement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infertility, Ableism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Vomit, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Bullying, Mental illness, Abandonment, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident, Police brutality, and Hate crime

hanz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Confinement, Racism, Rape, Death, Excrement, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: War

alayamorning's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Excrement, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: War, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death

lanid's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, War, Death, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Excrement, and Racial slurs

leni's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Excrement

cw—well. anything you would expect related to slavery, its aftermath, racial violence/inequality. it does get pretty graphic (e.g. bodies stacked onto each other in the dungeons, whippings...), the sexual assault refers to a scene in willie's chapter (in the jazz bar's bathroom)

emelieviklund's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Excrement, Hate crime, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

priyanka13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, War, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child death, Colonisation, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Excrement

lsam305's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

SUCH A GOOD BOOK ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO READ REALLY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND WHERE I COME FROM THROUGH BEAUTIFUL STORY TELLING 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Hate crime, Racism, Classism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, and Colonisation