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These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

11 reviews

s_ketchum's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

These Ghosts Are Family went in a direction I never suspected. While I was expecting a story of a man who abandoned one life for another, I ended up finding a network of collective tales that brought all the characters together in an organic fashion that was dark, beautiful, chaotic, & grieving.

I don’t hand out many five stars, but this book was beautifully written and a unique read unlike any I’ve come across.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Slavery

Minor: Racial slurs

thewileyseven's review

challenging dark informative 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: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

cowboylikestoread43's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Classism

keisyreads's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

jhblahut's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Abandonment

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cozylifewithabby's review

challenging dark reflective medium-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

3.5

Did I enjoy reading this book? No
Is the writing/the concept incredibly well done? Yes
This story follows so many different characters and explores traumas extending through hundreds of years. It was a hard book to stomach, the characters were disposable, and the plot is nonlinear. 
Would I recommend it? Maybe 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and War

mikolaszko's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.25

This is a heavy book. I picked it up knowing nothing about it and I was not expecting such a rollercoaster. Finished it quickly because I was in a mental space for that but if you are down or just having a rough time I would reconsider taking up this book. I am white and it still was hard to get through all the violence and just the sheer amount of cruelty, but I think this stuff is important and it sparked my interest in learning more about slavery to better understand not-white-washed history. I already knew some stuff like alligator bait, cannibalism upon black people etc. so I didn't learn anything new per se but definitely, it materialized how truly awful it was and how there were close to 0 people held accountable. Read it, but be prepared to stop and take some time to just think about how fucked up what you read actually was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Abortion, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

maisierosereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ellekhupe's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism