Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Le Bal des folles by Victoria Mas

110 reviews

kaymichelle's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion

thelassinlinen's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

pagesandpurls's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma

amvolbrecht's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn't know what to expect with this book, but it was fantastic. Very atmospheric with really wonderful characters

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

sarahkomas's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

J’ai apprécié de pouvoir le lire en langue originale; c’était facile à lire mais j’avais du mal avec la caractérisation 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, and Abandonment

masonlou8's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this, it was a great debut novel. My buzzwords are anything to do with mental health so it was a no-brainer that I would be reading this. The only things that I didn't like was the change of perspectives so often, one moment you would be reading from Genevieve and it and it would change to Eugenie in the next sentence. There was a stage in the book where it became a bit info dumpy but all round a great book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual assault

els97's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ina_loves_books's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Suicide attempt

madelonpaige's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

charlotte_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual harassment