Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

5 reviews

momogajo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

Once you get past the first few chapters it picks up. I didn't think that the book was for me until I sat with it for a while. It has some central themes of family, friendship, and racism that the further splinters out into many other themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse and Alcohol

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.5

This was a slow read at times, but the last bit of it was a rush. 
The plot dragged sometimes but Morrison's gift of prose made it easy to push forward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Blood

eve81's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

This is absolutely brilliant novel. Writing a review that isn't a college level essay on the themes of this book feel insufficient to the degree of genius it has. Some of the Christian symbolism was lost on me and I had to look it up. But over all this a beautiful book on family/generational trauma, and the power to become better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Gore, Incest, and Abortion

lizgo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Medical content