Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

96 reviews

xandraj's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cancer, Medical content, and Infertility

nicoreads333's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful 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

4.75

Mary Choi has a way of transporting a reader back in time to teen/young adult years with her writing. I love her writing style, the characters she crafts, and the worlds they live in. Yold is dark, but humorous, and sad and relatable. Choi eloquently paints the complicated dynamics between mother and daughter and between sisters (especially as immigrants in the US), so even if you can't relate in your life, you get a glimpse of what it's like. She handled the conversation of food and body issues respectfully, while remaining true to the character. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Eating disorder

iabsolutelydespisesoggytomatos's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Cancer, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Mental illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

lunep's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

entropyseeker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

3.75

This book got much better in the last 15%, but before that it was a little rough to keep reading a character that felt so unlikeable to me. There was also a romance that felt unnecessary and just thrown in for the hell of it. The last part of the book feels like all of the characters are completely different, which makes sense if the main character's, Jayne, perspective shifts on them, but it felt rather jarring and confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Eating disorder

camillesim's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.5

I loved this book. Choi takes such care in writing about the very sensitive topics covered in this book, even including a content warning at the beginning. 

The characters felt so real and multidimensional. I feel like they’ll stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood, Infertility, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness

floraaea3'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Mental illness

amaranth_wytch's review

emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infertility, Blood, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit

agnesjlopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Grief, Blood, and Abandonment

hasritha's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Mental illness