Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

66 reviews

distancebetweenhunterandprey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

The effects of trauma, racism, and parental expectations on a family, as seen through three generations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape

caleighrosebud's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Slavery, and Police brutality

atamano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gore, Racism, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse

mia_merrill's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

miamon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

taratearex's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

 First read 2018: Wow, I loved this. Lyrical, vivid, heavy, and emotional, but beautiful, I was so drawn in to the story that I just consumed it so quickly, like I never came up for air. So I think I'd like to listen to the audiobook too, also this would be great for a book club, so please read it and then discuss it with me! Looking forward to finding her other books and reading those.

Reread 2024: Wow, it's taken me a while to reread this, in the meantime I've read all of her other books. I remembered very little once I actually started reading this again. I also did the audiobook along with my physical copy. The audiobook was really good, loved the voice actors- I looked them up and I don't think they've done other books or I'd seek out more from them. I will say that even though the audiobook was really well read, I think I personally enjoyed reading the physical book more just based on the prose, I think it just works better for me to sink into the writing that way. A beautiful, haunting, and heartbreaking story, don't pick up a Jesmyn Ward book unless you are ready for it to break you apart, but it's so worth it. Her characters always feel so painfully real that I think about them long after closing the book.  Also, note the content warnings, this book is very graphic, particularly with the deaths that occur.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

chandranolynne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Vomit

ekmook's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent

katrina_ingram's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Not for me but others may enjoy it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, and Grief

missbsbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder