Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

12 reviews

infariveronaa's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

So many emotions going through me throughout this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

apworden's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

3.75

Spoiler

not sure I am comfortable with how Dorothy overdosing solving everyone’s problems could be interpreted by someone in a similarly stressful situation

otherwise, a beautiful book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Deportation, Pregnancy, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Death, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Colonisation

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

This book was a beautiful intersection of the daughters' stories and the idea of inherited trauma.  I loved it.  Not told linearly, it took some work to keep the daughters and the stories straight, but it was worth it.  It would be interesting to reread this book in timeline order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Sexual content, Slavery, Abandonment, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, War, Bullying, Child death, Dementia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Racism

harvey7leah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book was so emotional and healing at the same time. The stories of these women throughout history and how they connect to the main character is so moving. Jamie Ford has such a wonderful writing style that moves you as a reader. I ugly cried at the end because it was perfect. I wish I could go back and reread this book for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Violence

chelle_benedetti's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Rape, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Self harm

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This was written well but I’m not sure how I feel about taking a real life person and writing a fictional story about her, especially when her story (real and fictional) is filled with so much trauma. I was only able to find one other review from a Chinese person, so I really wish there were more Chinese people who have read/reviewed this. 

Also, just in case there is anyone else out there who will have a similar experience to me, THEY ARE NOT SPEAKING CANTONESE IN THIS BOOK, IT’S TOISANESE 😭 I was losing my mind because I know Cantonese but was unfamiliar with Toisanese, but I’ve since learned it’s because they’re used interchangeably and prior to the 1960s Toisanese was the dominant language spoken in Chinatowns.

Another thing, this part of the blurb was the reason why I decided to read this book, “A stranger is searching for her in each time period. A stranger who’s loved her through all of her genetic memories,” but it was so misleading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexism, Slavery, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Grief, Forced institutionalization, War, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Abandonment, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Racial slurs, Self harm, and Colonisation

ashley_mccorey's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

Not often does a book so thoroughly break your heart and then put it back together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

indreni's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Outing, Lesbophobia, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Grief

jaceebenefield's review

emotional

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

readergrace's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts