Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

39 reviews

wildflowercrypt's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

odd, dark, and beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Incest

maceydowns's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

upon finishing I immediately had to go back and read the beginning again. Such a unique read that I’m sure you’d get more from on every reread 🖤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

traa's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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

3.25

Beautiful prose, confusing plot. Very unsatisfying ending, but I might still reread it to better appreciate it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Incest, Racism, and Suicide attempt

kys831's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm

nurglesblessing's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

miyothecat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

_azure76's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Blood

carolinestes's review against another edition

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

4.5

White is for Witching is a book I started for class, put down, picked back up in a panic the week before my exam, and then was engulfed by. It is eerie and deep and confusing and meaningful. This is not a pleasant, good vibes book this is a book that forces you to see the ugliness in the world and in our history.
Miranda is a white British girl haunted by three generations of racist female ancestors along with the house they all lived in. Miranda’s story shows how white people, specifically white women, can never escape the horrors of our colonial, racist ancestors. No matter Miranda’s love for her Nigerian-British girlfriend, she will always hold that evil white female history within her.
This book amazed me. I have so so many thoughts on it that could never fit into a single post. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

poirot's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement and Gore

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Incest