Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

18 reviews

vagrantheather's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book made me question whether I actually have anxiety. I mean I do, and some of what our MC went through was relatable, but man oh man some of it was so far beyond me. Gilda makes a million horrible, misguided choices. Then never even tries to explain herself. I both get it and don't; my personal experience with anxiety has me over explaining constantly and anxious how others perceive me (which does not help me be more clear, at all). I know everyone's journey is different, I just didn't super heavily vibe with this portrayal the way I did with, say, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

The only characters I really liked were Eleanor and Jeff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Blood

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

laran_s's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Confinement, Death, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Car accident, Dementia, Alcoholism, Grief, Cursing, Animal death, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Bullying

whiteflowerose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcohol, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Dysphoria

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

The book started off really strong but, as I went on reading, it lost me a bit. Maybe it's because we are firmly into the main character's headspace and I felt like it became a bit repetitive. Also, the final section 

with the police investigation and Gilda's questioning and brief detention

felt to me a bit over-the-top, it went on and on and then was solved in the blink of an eye. The ending itself wasn't so bad 

I admit that I teared up a bit when Gilda's left those voicemail messages

but it was still quite abrupt and an awful lot was left unaddressed. 

I appreciated the hard-hitting representation of mental illness, just make sure to check the content warnings and look after your own mental well-being.  
I also quite liked the humour and, as a raised-Catholic-turned-atheist, I cackled many times whenever Gilda pondered over bizarre Catholic rituals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Blood, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Car accident, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Bullying, Outing, Animal death, Body horror, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Self harm, Stalking, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Dysphoria, and Drug abuse

ienbdri's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicide, Animal death, and Dementia

beeper's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Grief, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Addiction, Death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Vomit, and Infidelity

mvenable's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Suicide

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