Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

4 reviews

rliu793's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Racism, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization

alandry2015's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

heatherjchin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

pattyreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism