Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

128 reviews

mekowaletti's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

4.75

Told from multiple generations about the personal trauma that flows through decisions made by those not thinking about individual impact. Just deep and raw and I loved the alternation from mother to daughter. You can't help but feel deeply for these characters and know that all decisions were based on what they thought was best.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

virg_i's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Murder

souplover2001's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

need some time to articulate my thoughts and write a review but very sad very well written :( even the characters i did not like i understood, while not excusing, how intergenerational trauma caused them to be the way they are :( this is also one of those books that i wish i could discuss with an english class

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Abortion

erachelc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Murder

linzlee's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

jessieleeh's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

cartermon4's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Car accident

booknerderika's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

5.0

Etaf Rum has done it again, I sobbed like a baby with this book! 😭

This was so beautifully written and I slowly became bonded to these women which made some scenes so much harder to read through. Including the different perspectives really showed the way that trauma can show up differently for everyone. I also liked how we slowly unraveled the story of what really happened by piecing together everyone's memories and stories. I was absolutely devastated when I read the scene with the newspaper article and again at the end because I knew what was going to come from that decision. 

Rum also found a way to elegantly weave in the struggles of the Palestinian people back in Palestine so that readers could understand that even with all the struggles the characters faced in the U.S. it was still nothing compared to the struggles of losing their land and homes. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

kaeleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder