Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee

34 reviews

hoops_literary_library_life's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Bullying

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

A memoir that was heavier than I expected. Touches on lots of topics so check trigger/content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Racism

bookwyrmjulia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

Beautiful, evocative art. Lots of sad, but their life story does have some hope, so I found this story to be one that resonates without being too triggering.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Self harm, and Racism

rainbowbrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm

chainingbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying

jackie_marion's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Infidelity

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I thought this was such a beautiful read, mostly because I really loved the illustrations. I loved the way using one colour highlighted the textures and the blue theme matched the melancholy tone of the story perfectly - it's slow paced and it's a very personal coming of age narrative, dealing with some heavy themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming

rogue_leader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Booktalk:

Caught between her American upbringing and her Korean roots, Jung-Jin Lee, who goes by Deborah, is struggling with transitioning into high school. She is struggling with a mother who has unrealistically high expectations and falters between supportive and abusive. Deborah ultimately discovers her love of art and makes a new friend. This book is sometime hard to read but is a powerful look into what being an immigrant and a high school student can be like.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, and Self harm

sissizc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity and Body shaming