Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Fat Lady Sings by Jacqueline Roy

7 reviews

sorcha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, and Homophobia

tina94's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

catherinemorganowen's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Rape

isobelgrace's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

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

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Content Warnings

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!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Homophobia, and Forced institutionalization

jamesflint's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Drug use