Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

15 reviews

sleepytiredgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book! It’s a beautiful and sad story about family, race, gender, and it touches on more, too, with a lot of tenderness and empathy for the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Medical content

babeinlibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

mackenzzie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Medical content

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

4.0

Review to come. Not emotionally capable of reviewing this right now lolllllllll.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

emma103's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse