Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

147 reviews

ylvamoon's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

mars_bar123's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

viktorsaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It is my favourite book of all time, and I've read it multiple times since originally reading it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

samugranjo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

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

4.25

Teenage me would have loved this book. I still enjoyed it a lot. Its weak part is mostly the ending, and the writing is not a masterpiece. But the characters feel real and raw and incredibly lovable amidst their flaws.

Now, in honour of Tori's blog fever I am gonna finish this review with some emotionally vunerability.
I am going through a depressive episode and it was nice to have something that meant enough for me to go around a bookstore looking for the physical copy, while not stopping the audiobook because I just had to know what happened next. I see myself in Michael in a way younger me would not, and relate to Charlie in ways my younger self was not ready to admit.
Also, the relationship between Michael and Tori was something I wish I had read at a younger age, when I lacked the vocabulary to understand why no matter how many people i dated nothing clicked. I can't take back the choices made along the way trying to yield the assexual feelings away, but I can appreciate how far I have come.
I don't think my mental health will ever stop being something I struggle with, but I also know that things are constantly changing. Just as the bad times keep coming back, so do the goods, and sometimes all you can do is reach out to a friend and just exist. Without any pressures to be happy but also without forgetting that you won't fight depression away from standing in the same place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, and Alcohol

jstarshine16's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bellaq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amachonis's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

zane_reads39's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

liksie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

Ich dachte ich werde dieses Buch hassen, weil ich es zu Beginn so übertrieben und kitschig fand. Ich mag auch nicht, dass es in der Gegenwartsform geschrieben ist. ABER dieses Buch ist tatsächlich nach den ersten 100 Seiten immer besser und besser geworden. Tatsächlich ist die Geschichte an manchen stellen sehr relatable und menschlich geschrieben und zusätzlich ist die Hauptstory actually interessant UND es gibt plottwists die mich sehr gecatched haben. Auf jeden Fall ein fast read im Heartstopperuniversum. Ehrlich gesagt ein gar nicht so schlechtes Buch wie ich am Anfang dachte, ich glaube ich würde es sogar weiterempfehlen.. Und das ist lustig, weil es wahr ist.

(Triggerwarnungen wären vielleicht angepasst gewesen tho)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Depression