Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

223 reviews

montsebens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I genuinely think this is one of the most mind-blowing stories I’ve come across.

I’m not generally a fan of thrillers, but the twists, the turns, the ambience, the questions holy shit. I’ve never read anything like this. My first thought after finishing it was “WHAT THE FUCK” and how this is the only book I would give up anything to experience for the first time again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Cursing, and Alcohol

nyquilcryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

a disorienting character study about loneliness, indecision, and regret. kept me gripped from first to the last page, i could barely put it down. definitely a slump buster for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

angryem444's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

finleigh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Stalking

bek_p87's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a stressful read. Suspenseful, with a twist that creeps up on you. It is very dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

gunderchump's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness

annemaroro's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Well, I was definitely scared, as it played on all the different fears, that I have. I had a hard time finishing it on audiobook though, and I found many parts very confusing, especially when you consider the ending. 
Tried to predict the twist in the end, and some of it I got, but the twist was a little weird to me. Perhaps one should do, as the author suggests and read it again, to see if it makes sense then. 
Definitely a unique read, but perhaps not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal death, and Suicide

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Stalking, Confinement, and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol

annies_bookshelf's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness