Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

268 reviews

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

This book is very characterbased exploring the choices of two twins who escape the small colourist town. 
The Book structure flips from present to past and between characters, so if you enjoy a nonlinea  structure you will appreciate this. 
I enjoyed how we were made to care about some chatacters strongly just within one chapter.
The Book explores freedom, performing and passing, family and choices. It also includes transman representation, which i fekt was authentic and positive. Although colourists is explored, it is not the main focus it is much  more about the characters and their individual situations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Dementia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism

adelal's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Sexual harassment

anna_catherine73's review against another edition

emotional 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

Literally my favourite book I have read so far this year. Such a rich cast of characters that feel so real from Bennett’s writing. Brit Bennet is a superb author, I would read anything she writes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Hate crime, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Classism

lenaricharz's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, and Dysphoria

titan_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

This was a hard one for me to rate. I love how so many complex social issues were woven into the text without it feeling too forced. On the other hand, I didn't find many of the characters endearing which made it hard to empathize with them. Sometimes it felt like major life events were happening but I just couldn't feel the emotional depth. It was more like I was just observing and maybe that was the authors intention. I wish there had been a little more time for some of the more minor characters as those were the ones that I particularily loved and was left wanting more of. Overall a good read, that kept me interested throughout,

but a bit anticlimactic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Dementia, and Death of parent

spark_879's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racial slurs and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia, Dementia, and Dysphoria

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Sexual assault

blymanor's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

katie1603's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Dementia