Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

11 reviews

savheath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Cursing, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Kidnapping and Torture

jordynkw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual violence

lindsloveslit's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

I just read back-to-back five star reads for the first time in my life (this & Take My Hand)! 😭 They were both fictional stories with very, VERY real implications that made me feel all the feels. They are also both MUST READS because of their perspective and impact.

We Are Not From Here was full of trauma and heart break. 💔 It was a raw, real, heavy, and incredibly important book. In it, Sanchez wrote about the neverending trials of three kids from Guatemala, who went on their journey for freedom and safety. I'm not a big cryer, but I wept as horrible injustices were told page after page, chapter after chapter. All I wanted to do, the entire time, was hug the main characters. 💓😭 I wanted to be able to look them in the eye and truthfully tell them that everything would be okay - that they mattered. That their life and feelings and family and history all mattered.

When y'all pick up this book (because you NEED TO), make sure to take breaks to breathe. It's another book that I encourage you to read with others. Shout-out to the @the.storygraph for its spoiler free buddy reads and thanks to @bookclusion for organizing the read with @stories_and_sweaters & @lizzy0305! 🤗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Gun violence

sierranorgan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book was tough, and every time it seemed like things were getting slightly better I was proved wrong. I enjoyed that this wasn’t a sugar coated version of what this journey is like though, and I enjoyed the different perspectives of the characters. But man did this one hurt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Rape, Body horror, Death, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

apworden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

4.5

Not only is this an incredibly important book, it is incredibly well written as well.  Every U.S. resident should read this to fully understand the situation at the border. It is a refugee crisis, no matter what terminology is used to hide this fact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

tahsintries's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia

noellerose's review

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

hootreads's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Kidnapping, Rape, and Stalking

bibliocharylodis's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

thatpine's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

I’ve read many YA immigration novels, but this one is so much more. You can feel their pain, their triumph, their dreams, their breaths. The writing is pure poetry. The trauma breaks my heart.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts