Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

133 reviews

exhumedprince's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Excrement, and Alcohol

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

thehungrylittlebookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love a good unreliable narrator! Plus the audiobook was amazing, loved the voice actor 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol

fionag's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

Not sure I would’ve picked this one up if it hadn’t have been for my book club, but I’m glad I did. This was an amazing book for discussion and it’s very layered and people seem to have divisive opinions on it. I really love the horror genre and what it can bring and I think this is a great example of that, what is the real horror here? The family dynamics are complex, the relationship between the sisters seems authentic, and overall I’m struck by how sad and voyeuristic what this family, especially the sisters, go through. One to read if you love horror tropes, recalling the past, and twisted endings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

onemamareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

Read my full review here:  https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/a-head-full-of-ghosts 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

oktrouble1401213's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

This book was like nothing I’ve read before. The settings, the way it jumps in time, the ambiguity of what the horrific thing even is. I loved it. I loved it while I was reading it but moreover I’ve thought about it almost every day since finishing it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

krdavis02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

melodic777's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, and Vomit

foiblesandfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

0.25

 i finish this book feeling both heartbroken and enraged.

another supposed horror story that leans its entire weight on villainizing mental illness and, in this case, that of a child, a girl.

fuck you, paul tremblay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail