Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Uma Questão de Conveniência by Sayaka Murata

61 reviews

moilady's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Gak tau mau jelasin tentang buku ini kayak gimana. Tapi, yang jelas buku ini tuh tipis tapi bisa banget nyenggol segala arah. Sedihnya ada, anehnya ada, kasihannya ada, creepynya ada banget, marah dan keselnya apalagi, numpuk maksimal.

Selama baca buku ini, aku teringat sama salah satu video yang pernah aku tonton. Sebuah video yang menggambarkan isi pikir seseorang dengan skizofrenia, dan buku ini ngasih sensasi yang sama ketika aku nonton video itu. Buku ini serasa membawa kita masuk ke dalam isi kepalanya, bagaimana dia melihat dunia sekitar dia dan bagaimana pola pikirnya berbeda dengan orang-orang kebanyakan.

Tapi, di sisi lain, persoalan yang menekan dia rasanya terlalu nyata, terlalu real, seperti kenapa usia kepala tiga pekerjaannya belum tetap, atau kenapa belum menikah, atau kenapa ini dan kenapa itu. Rasanya, I can relate to the situation, yang mana tekanan-tekanan ini memang ada, sejak dulu sampai sekarang di kehidupan sosial.

Sebetulnya, Furukura gak ganggu sama sekali walaupun pola pikirnya jelas berbeda, justru lingkungan sosialnya yang terkesan terlalu ikut campur dengan urusannya dia.

Tapi, ada satu yang bikin aku benar-benar kesal. Marah banget. Sosok Shiraha benar-benar parasit, bikin emosi. Pokoknya kesel banget. Harusnya dia udah jadi fossil. POKONYA SHIRAHA ANEEEEEEEH.

Buku ini sendiri pacenya cepet, mengingatkan aku waktu baca Cursed Bunny yang sukses bikin aku penasaran terus-terusan. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

trisreadssometimes's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

emimli's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

0.5

Would've liked this much better if Keiko had curb stomped Shiraha outside of the convenience store.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual harassment

christinewonder's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

breadwitchery's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death

ellanorte's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

He leído "La Dependienta" en formato audiolibro. La primera mitad de esta novela me ha encantado... pero se me ha desinflado un poco al ver que el comentario social de Sayaka Murata no llega tan lejos como esperaba. Aun así "La Dependienta" es perfectamente disfrutable y se lee bastante rápido.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Misogyny

parkerpng's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexism

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

cutepatzie's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

As a person who deals with not understatement by closes to me people Completely understand the feelings of the main character. She finds her place, a thing that she loves to do and people are not happy that "the system" of being normal has an error. It's a great book. But I understand it's not everyone and maybe not everyone will understand her like I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

arsenic_'s review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship