Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

12 reviews

tibbysstories's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I think this is my first 5 star rating in a very very long time. I devoured this. And it was my first ever audiobook listen!! This book took me by surprise. I knew nothing about it and only borrowed it because it was available to borrow instantly. I loved this one! It started out confusing but then quickly became very intriguing and interesting. The style of writing was great!! The characters were amazing and all likeable even though they were glaringly human. Loved this book and while I may reduce it to 4.75, it was brilliant and easy but also dark. Great lessons in there and very creative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

briana513's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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: Death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Body shaming, and Mental illness

bookbug26's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

G O O D . 
I was hooked, all I kept thinking about was coming back to read this amazing book. 
It's so real. Too real. 
Brought up a lot of emotions, anger, frustration, empathy. 
I could sadly relate to too many aspects of the book. 
The inner monologue - self blaming, denial, comparison and so much more, is too accurate to people who suffer a relationship with narcissistic and manipulative people. 
The plot itself was also very gripping and enthralling. 
I thought about so many different twists, but not this one. 
Amazing, amazing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Bullying, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Self harm

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abandonment

pookiee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

learned 500+ words & phrases

I have mixed feelings on how this portrays domestic abuse, rape, and their perpetrators. it’s annoying and disappointing, given that it’s integral to the story, that there is no acknowledgment by the text that what occurred was rape. rape was only seen as a possibility along with general sexual assault.

for a mainstream book with humorous tones, it does well overall, and I’m grateful. love the solidarity between women, especially Madeline and Jane’s friendship. I got emotional at many points.

« Je veux dire, un homme gros et moche peut quand même être drôle, sympa et brillant. Mais on dirait que, pour une femme, être grosse et moche, c’est le summum. Il n’y a pas plus honteux. (…) Nous vivons dans une société obsédée par la beauté, un monde qui considère que le plus important pour une femme, c’est de faire en sorte d’être séduisante pour les hommes. »

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

rosyburrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Infertility

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Everyone was right about this book - I totally devoured it. I wish I hadn't accidentally spoiled a plot point for myself, but it was still such an enjoyable read. What an interesting study of the many ways misogyny presents in everyday life from both men and women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

trycerabel's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Bullying

izzy_crawford's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.75

Despite being able to guess some of the plot twists/reveals it suprisingly didn’t impact me overall being able to really enjoying the book. The writing and short structure of the chapters that incorporated the persoectives of many characters was great and made it a easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Eating disorder

delilahreads's review

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Pregnancy