Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

81 reviews

hilarylouise's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring slow-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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

flysick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

eloiseisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Infertility

cuppa_curiositea's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

I knew that this book would be an important one when I started it, and maybe that's why I avoided it and let it sit on my shelf for several years before actually starting it. From a craft perspective--what a beautiful and ambitious debut! From a content perspective--there are so many points of education crammed into this book without being preachy. The format was unique and engaging, and it captured so much nuance in such a little amount of space.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

madlads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Trafficking

rynicolereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Homegoing is a beautifully written portrait of the impacts of slavery and generational trauma. Yaa Gyasi's ability to capture multiple stories spanning hundreds of years while seamlessly linking them together is inspiring. Each chapter is narrated by a descendent of Effia or Esi, two sisters in Africa who were separated and lived entirely different lives. I found the family tree in the front of the book to be extremely helpful, but quickly understood the flow of the timeline and characters and found myself referencing it less the more I read.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

megsthomas's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Police brutality

mablayy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Slavery, and Excrement

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

maggiekateb's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder