Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

5 reviews

momogajo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

Once you get past the first few chapters it picks up. I didn't think that the book was for me until I sat with it for a while. It has some central themes of family, friendship, and racism that the further splinters out into many other themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexism, Mental illness, Hate crime, Classism, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Drug abuse

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

This was a slow read at times, but the last bit of it was a rush. 
The plot dragged sometimes but Morrison's gift of prose made it easy to push forward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood and Suicidal thoughts

eve81's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.75

This is absolutely brilliant novel. Writing a review that isn't a college level essay on the themes of this book feel insufficient to the degree of genius it has. Some of the Christian symbolism was lost on me and I had to look it up. But over all this a beautiful book on family/generational trauma, and the power to become better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Incest, Abortion, and Gore

lizgo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Medical content, and Terminal illness