Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Stowarzyszenie Umarłych Poetów by N.H. Kleinbaum

10 reviews

nessasnovels_'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I loved the story as a whole because i loved the movie. But if i was someone who had never seen the movie and only read the book I don’t think i would have liked it nearly as much. The writing felt like a child rewrote the script in simpler words while also managing to make certain characters unlikeable (even more than they were in the movies). I gave it the rating i did simply for the sake of the plot as a whole, not for the writing of the book itself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

imnotcaden's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

Best book !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

chrissssssss's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, and Gun violence

aprilblues348's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

koinia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide

lv_ct's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

Since this book came out after the movie, I will have to critique both.
I believe that the storyline really does something that very few pieces that have been solidified in the "dark academia" genre failed to do: critique academia itself. Dark academia asks for you to look at academia as a whole and see the effects it has on its students. The word "dark" refers to more than just dimly-lit rooms and an unclear atmosphere; it refers to the dark effects that the institution of academia has. These effects are seen in the tattered mental health of many of the key characters - particularly Neil Perry and Todd Anderson.

Something that the book unfortunately misses is the little details and context that could be found in the movie. However, I believe the author does well trying to convey most of what the characters did and felt in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Child abuse

shannay_05's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Homophobia, Bullying, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Toxic friendship

iris14's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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: Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

bronaghd07's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

ashisanaquarius's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness