Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

5 reviews

leontyna's review against another edition

emotional medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

I'm not fond of the main characters portrayal, Pat seemed so infantile reading his perspective hurt at times. I also think that the therapist made some really bad decisions - what good therapist

lets their patient believe that they cursed a game? And actually encourages Pat to comply with his father's unreasonable demands and mood swings.

I also thought that

Tiffany was super mean in the book, it's quite hard to buy that they fell in love. She either doesn't talk or curses, especially in the training montage.

Overall I hope more mental health struggles are portrayed in media in the future, but I have some issues with how it was done here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Violence

mxarson's review

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was an excellently written book. Most of it is chronological yet the pacing and how they choose to reveal important information from the past is brilliant. I originally picked this up because I usually read fictions in between my nonfiction/informative book reads, but I’m so glad I read it. I got the audio version and the narrator did an excellent job at adding to the atmosphere. The time of the story, 2006, makes so much sense to how mental illness, bro culture, and race is talked about/dealt with. It is not a love story like the movie tried to make it. It’s a lot more than that. It’s raw and complex yet it’s simple enough to read casually in a day if you wanted to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, and Addiction

permanme'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Death

averybeans's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

lucilaroife's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Car accident, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt