Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

6 reviews

aboo99's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Mental illness

garyosu's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Blood, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

wondering_hannah88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abortion

mondovertigo's review

emotional slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: War and Child abuse

gabedon's review

dark tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

lucyembers's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My other favourite piece of fiction. An introspective look into marriage, societal ideals and the position of women in the 1950s. Depicts the frustrations of suburban life in a gritty and honest way- these characters are easily empathised with, even if their actions could be questioned from a moral perspective. Read if you enjoy something that is turbulent, yet set against the mundane nature of married life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship