Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Vända hem by Yaa Gyasi

140 reviews

isabelgb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

arayo's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Excrement, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

emcheym's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

vittoriav's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Wow.
Um check the trigger warnings first and foremost. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

maggie_c_m_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation

denijaaa_s's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

It is not easy to cover such a vast temporal space in a single book, so I recognize Gyasi's ability to tackle a story so big in scope. 
Still, I think that this kind of narrative structure (chapters with an ever-changing point of view) is just not my personal preference. Inevitably (as it happens, for example, with short stories collections), there were certain characters' storylines that I appreciated more compared to others. In general, I found the final chapters (those closer to us in time) less engaging. 
There were also sections that I liked but that ended a bit too abruptly, leaving too much left unsaid about crucial events and the characters' fate (and not all of the storylines got mentioned again and expanded upon, further on in the narration).

At times, the book got a bit too graphic for my (I admit a bit delicate) sensibilities, but it does deal with very heavy topics; just be sure to check the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Murder

grassgoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Torture

psychedelicize555's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

floorvm's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Ik ben blij dat ik deze uit  heb want ik kwam er maar traagjes doorheen. 
Laat ik beginnen met dat dit een goed boek is. Een rijke historie van jaren aan onrecht in een zwarte stamboom.
Het is prima geschreven, het verhaal is goed te volgen maar het greep me niet, wat ik wel had verwacht. Ondanks dat  het boek gaat over verschrikkelijke jaren van slavernij, misbruik en racisme, was ik niet emotioneel geïnvesteerd. Dit leest waarschijnlijk heel anders als je zelf een zwarte achtergrond hebt, maar aangezien dit voor mij niet geldt vond ik het moeilijker geboeid te blijven. 
De ‘plot’ (ik weet niet of ik het zo kan noemen) was voorspelbaar vanaf de eerste bladzijde maar stoorde niet het uiteindelijke verhaal.
Ondanks dat ik meer had verwacht, is dit een boek die een mooie weergave geeft van de zwarte geschiedenis. Erg boeiend en leerzaam om een weergave te  lezen over verschillende periodes hierin. 
Interessant is ook dat hoe verder in de generatie ze komen hoe meer boosheid er lijkt te zijn. Alsof het onrecht doorgegeven wordt door het bloed, en elke ongelijkheid aan het misbruik doet denken. 
Mooi maar mogelijk had ik te veel verwacht. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury