Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Trust by Hernán Díaz

37 reviews

noemie_0612's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Gripping from beginning to end. Much more to uncover than I expected. Loved it. 
The last part

describes the life of a patient in a hospital. Having experienced for a couple of months recently, i found it described the experience and thoughts incredibly well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, and Death

dolores153's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Revelations about 2/3 of the way through the book completely changed meaning of earlier chapters. Started over again at the beginning, and enjoyed recognizing the interplay of the various parts. Unexpectedly delightful analogy with musical progressions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism, Death, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Minor: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Cancer, and Classism

appled303's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Cancer

m_a_j's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Classism

lizzym126's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Medical content

emlibe's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Terminal illness

ktboyle's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Terminal illness

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol

kellyofcali's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

I...did not love this. It had an interesting structure, with very different styles for different sections, so I definitely liked some more than others (I enjoyed the end sections by female characters most, and the middle section by one of the male characters least) - but I found some quite slow. I also just think I'm not super inherently interested in the finance world, so that bit got kind of old for me. I do think it had some interesting themes around wealth, illness, relationships, and storytelling, and my book club was split on it (some really liked it, others were in my camp) so I wouldn't say no to it for everyone!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol

shelby1994's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

Pairs Well With:
- The Big Short 
- #WomenInSTEM
- Your anarchist boyfriend phase - a true universal experience of womanhood

“I most emphatically do not want more perspectives, more opinions. This is to be my story.” 

Ah yes, it was only a matter of time before I got to a Pulitzer winner that gave me nightmares about Algebra II class.  
Diaz braided together 4 accounts of the illusive Rask family - paragons of Gatsby-era wealth, notorious for refusing to socialize out in public. As their family’s fortunes skyrocket, rumors rush through NYC about who the Rask’s really are, and if they have the country’s best influences at heart. 

Because, you know, billionaires obviously always do. 

The “book within a book within a book” scaffolding made This very much feel like a 2010s book. The first and final thirds were enrapturing, with a slump in the middle because MATH. This is probably one of the more challenging Pulitzers I’ve picked up just due to so much of the central mystery revolving around the stock market and economic theory, and mens’ fucking up of said economic theory. 

At my book club last night, we all propagandized for our fave book we read this year, and this came up more than once. I think the smart girlies will love this, and if any of you want to come help me with my stock portfolio godbless.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness