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katiewhocanread's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Child abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Racism and Adult/minor relationship
erinosgood's review against another edition
challenging
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
A beautiful, heart-breaking, original and simply stunning work of fiction, The Fat Lady Sings challenges you to rethink mental illness. A story of two black women who meet in a psychiatric ward in a 1990s London hospital, Jacqueline Roy creates a fragmented yet enjoyable read. Once I began to piece together how the protagonists think, I truly loved it!
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Homophobia, and Forced institutionalization
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