Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Room by Emma Donoghue

48 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

SICK AND TWISTED !!!!! Almost a perfect book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Torture, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

aparker89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Torture, and Sexual content

Moderate: Slavery, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Body shaming, Excrement, Grief, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Rape

jshapiro12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, and Kidnapping

quillathe_23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

ehamlett's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Child abuse, Vomit, and Rape

rjv6515's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

I wish I could rate it higher. I came here from the movie and the book BLEW me away. Phenomenal. Such an interesting perspective from which to tell this tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

evietg's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow yes wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

sighclopss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit and Child abuse

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

hannalng's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt