Reviews tagging 'Racism'

We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

37 reviews

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

"we are rooting,
cheering for you
to live & thrive."

Broke my heart than stitched it back up. Beautiful and full of metaphors

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

crondeau1n_yvr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing book that needs to be sampled and appreciated slowly. I listened to the audiobook book while knitting and I enjoyed it, but I think that reading the print copy and dedicating time to the poetry aunt fairy tales would be worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, and Racism

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death, Bullying, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt

ashleycmms's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Self harm, Bullying, and Racism

uphorikbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism

lenabooks334's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

Whew! This was a powerful novel-in-verse about mental health, depression, suicidal ideation and loneliness. Though it was lyrical and full of metaphors, it didn't read as difficult to understand or empathize with. 

I'd absolutely read anything this author publishes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Self harm, Racism, and Death

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this just as much if not more than Me (Moth). I struggle with my mental health and felt this book so deeply, especially towards the end where I kept crying as I read. I needed this even with the author's note at the front stating that it could be triggering to the reader. Please read content/trigger warnings if you are someone who is/or has struggled with mental health. This can be a difficult and emotional read. 
The cover is stunning, the writing is beautiful, and I will definitely look out for whatever the author publishes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, Bullying, Child death, and Gaslighting

ahaines's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Great book! But I strongly suggest you read it with your eyes (ebook or physical copy) rather than listening on audio. There are a lot of formatting things (e.g., lists) that don't translate well to audio. Very short and easy to get through, but worth the read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

cassdors12's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Racism, Grief, Death, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide