Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

707 reviews

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

I really relate to Tori. I felt the same way in high school / college. I’m sad that her parents didn’t realize she needs help. I’m sad that she had to suffer alone. I’m glad she had one true friend that wanted to help even though she kept pushing him away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Eating disorder

missemmacrabtree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a great book for what it was. It was difficult for me to read because my former self related so heavily to a lot of the dark thoughts and negative self image. (Not that I’m perfectly healthy now, but certainly not as bad as I used to be.) This book should definitely come with trigger warnings, but it is nice to read about someone else feeling similar things and somehow still getting through it. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Drug use, and Homophobia

abby271's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Homophobia

mattyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Stalking

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

ghost_smokes's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Mental illness

aino_maria23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Self harm, Violence, Stalking, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Outing, and Medical content

izzy_mahoney's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder and Homophobia

jstone0729's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicide

katypotaty0908's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

drbex's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book until the last chapter or so and then I was very lost as to what was happening and why and who and... I guess it just felt rushed in the end. But I really loved the in-depth look at Tori's character and the realism with which her own mental health struggles were/weren't being dealt with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder