Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Le cri de l'oiseau rouge, by Edwidge Danticat

14 reviews

sillyduckie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Colonisation

tina94's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, Abortion, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief and Fatphobia

gurofl's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder

gbeene's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

imera's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Abortion, Death, and Rape

tlaynejones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Mental illness, Suicide, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

shannonwhitehead's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Cancer

ap97379203's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Death

nicolaroux31's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

A hauntingly beautiful reflection on the relationship between mothers and daughters, bonded by the ties of intergenerational trauma. Danticat’s writing draws you in and keeps you ensnared—I couldn’t put this book down! Cw for sexual violence, mental illness, self-harm, eating disorder, and fatphobia.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Fatphobia