Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

12 reviews

hoopoebird's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

melissa_h'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A realistic historical story about slavery. Dark,  difficult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

butle2em's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-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

4.0

This book is a graphic depiction for what life was like for enslaved people. It took me a long time to read through it because I needed time to process the torture depicted between the pages. While this book is uncomfortable and horrifying, I think it is important that white people read responsibly written slave narratives (eg researched, historically factual, written by Black authors) in order to consider the world we inherited and our responsibility in changing that world for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

haley49's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was such a poignant account of slavery in the 1850’s South and the horrible complexities of the trauma of slavery, no matter your position in the house. The comparison between enslaved people based on their duties and the interpersonal relationships that suffered. I had such visceral reactions to everything that happened and I felt for every single character (besides the enslavers) that it couldn’t be less than 5 stars. The only disappointment was the realization that this wasn’t a inspirational book where things instantly improved after slavery. I so wanted them too but that isn’t how it happened I guess. 

I would recommend this story to anyone looking for a first hand fictional account of a complex part of history. However, check trigger warnings and make sure you are mentally well enough for the heavy themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and War

bookxcupid6's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective 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

Wow! I enjoyed This book thought it  is very triggering because of how slavery is portrayed, how the white banked in joy at the misery of the black people become tell me why they were stacking chairs, setting up tables, lugging liquor, prepping food, blowing up” balloons, organizing games for the kids and instruments for the bandstand to celebrate like it’s a concert, not a flogging? It’s a show to them, an exposition of the power they want to hold on to badly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Classism

loripopp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

maddiet425's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abortion

tayloremmap's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.5

I really enjoyed Pheby’s story, but I felt like this book was just a check-list of plot points that could have been fleshed out more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

aguattery's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? No

5.0

Love, love, loved reading this. It was touching, sad, and emotional in all the right ways. I was so invested in the characters and was constantly holding my breath to see what would happen at every turn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship