Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

66 reviews

emilyeehaw's review against another edition

emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

all i have to say is kayla and jojo deserved BETTER! such a heavy and sad book to read..definitely gave me toni morrison vibes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug abuse

ananamauvais's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, and Medical content

caprivoyant's review against another edition

3.5

Ouch. This book hurt to read.

I just... where's the child neglect content warning? I'll just lump it under child abuse. Yeeks.

Was it beautifully written? 100%
Did I think it was a beautifully crafted novel? Definitely.
Would I ever recommend it to anyone else? Probably not.

I'm gonna go journal. Or do some inner-child work. Or... something.

Ow.


⚠️ PS: the police brutality CW below has to do with slavery-like conditions and punishments (whipping, for example) in a prison. That was the best CW I had for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

keatonslowlyreads's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Police brutality, and Abandonment

sorcha's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

cammiem8's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I read this for my college freshman English course and found myself looking forward to the class discussions on the book. I’d describe it as Song of Solomon meets the Odyssey, this book is a generation spanning ghost story and a fascinating character study.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

A lynching is a central plot point. The vomiting scene actively made me nauseous, I really suggest skipping the next two pages after the little sister starts getting sick, it’s extremely graphic. There’s also a graphic drug overdose where

the mother swallows a bag full of meth to avoid arrest and her young son has to help her detox

charleyroxy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Racism, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexual violence

emma103's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use and Police brutality

Minor: Rape

amressing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

mikeebeth's review against another edition

dark 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Murder