Reviews tagging 'Death'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

185 reviews

cvaught's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

lanid's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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

leni's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, 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)

kenzim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Yaa Gyasi has written the most incredible prose i have ever read. This book is an altogether gut-wrenching and awe-inspiring work of art and i feel privileged to have read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

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

avasbookmark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and War

kennedybullen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Gore, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Murder

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

fireinherveinzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

I lovvee multi generational stories this was one was very heavy and needed the space to think about and read through well not binge read like usual.
I wish the end hadn’t ended so abruptly would’ve loved to have seen both generations realize their connection to each other .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War