Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

4 reviews

trashkingmax's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a tough read for me. To be quite honest, I've been mulling it over since I finished it, and I still don't really get it. All of the main characters sort of just have the story happen to them. 

It's well-written, but it's just  a little... bizarre. Like a vegan sandwich, there's a lot to chew on, but there's no real meat to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and War

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

headachesince03's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and War

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Xenophobia, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail