Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

4 reviews

coolfoolmoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

If I had a nickel for every time I read an amazing book by a Black female author named Toni...

At first I didn't get it... but like... I got it, you know? Like I get it but I don't. But I get it. And, for me personally, that's some of the best writing humanity has to offer.

Unrelated to the book, kinda, I think it's funny how the conversations the revolutionaries were having in the late 70s, almost 50 years ago, are the same conversations we're having now. Not funny haha, funny sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

chanteld's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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? No

4.0

This was an interesting and intense listening experience. The narrator did a fantastic job with the various streams of consciousness and character voices. I'd love to reread this with my eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

amandabcook's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt