Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

8 reviews

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

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

4.0

Probably one of the most relatable books I've read
(maybe don't read it if you're feeling particularly anxious or depressed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Lesbophobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

vvabecca's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Sexism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Stalking, Dementia, Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

littlemelly's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.25

going into this book, I expected a comical story about an atheist lesbian who starts working at a church by a ridiculous accident. and while those parts of the synopsis are true, I was unpleasantly surprised by the framing of anxiety disorders in the text. proceed with caution: the book may be triggering for someone who isn't prepared to dissect their mind under a microscope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Grief, Death, Terminal illness, and Suicide

Minor: Gaslighting

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was a difficult read. Surprisingly triggering and upsetting, but in a good way. The author perfectly encapsulated depression in such a vivid way that it hurt. I was aching, especially near the end. I was so terrified of it ending horribly and taking my heart in the process. 

It ended well. I don't buy that the police would let her go if they found the suicide note- but after the panic attack I got, expecting Gilda to be put in prison and dying by her own hand in desperation, I'm glad it didn't end that way. I don't think I could have handled it.. I got so attached to her. I wish I could help her. I wish she would let others help her. I'd like to think she found a support system and got better, instead of just slumping back into the bad place she was in and shutting everyone out. I hope Eli is okay, and that if he came out as trans, that things went well and the drinking stopped. This book was heavy, aggressively sad, and it stood out. I related so much to so many little things she mentioned. It's always the little things. On a happier note, it taught me a few things I didn't know, especially about the Catholic church. Those parts were interesting. I'll remember this for quite a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

melliedm's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

“Thinking about why we exist, and how sad everything is…I keep looking at everyone and thinking, Oh my God, I just want them to smile.”

Gilda is a late 20s lesbian trapped in a painfully familiar cycle of rumination, anxiety, depression, and existential dread. I feel like saying any more than that will tarnish the experience of reading this absolutely fantastic novel, so I’ll refrain. All I’ll really say is that nothing I’ve ever read has come so close to articulating my experience of the world, and now I am a puddle of tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Homophobia, Vomit, Animal death, Lesbophobia, Car accident, Death, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Minor: Dementia and Fire/Fire injury

ashslibrary's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

An interesting read and really fucking depressing. I had to stop and close the book a few times just to think about the things that Gilda was saying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Biphobia, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Homophobia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

megan_j's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

I enjoyed this a lot. It was super fast paced and moved so quickly you had to keep up. It’s unlike anything I’ve read before really. I found gilda so relatable a lot of the time, I could really put myself in her shoes and understand her. I wish we had a bit more closure on what happened with the rest of the side characters, but the light open ended ending leaves room for interpretation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

angel_hardy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide