Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

58 reviews

katerockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Dysphoria, Medical content, and Murder

williamgideon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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

3.25

I really feel like the odd one out here since almost everyone has given this book a 5 star rating!
   While this book deals with a very important topic and I found myself learning a lot, I just didn't feel like it affected me that much? I think it's because of the characters, which didn't have much personality and didn't feel that real to me. The same was true for the romance. It's very sweet but I just didn't care, it felt too perfect I think. Another thing I didn't like was the writing. I usually don't enjoy YA writing, so I may very well be the problem here, but it felt a bit repetitive. And the way the narrator kept using anatomical terms all the time made me cringe. I get that it's because she's interested in that stuff but it's not very helpful for the average reader who doesn't know those terms.
   Still, the book had a compelling plot that made me want to keep reading. I think ultimately I'm just not the target audience for this since I'm not a big YA fan, but would recommend to those who are!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, War, Child death, and Violence

ledablanca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

This fascinating story is about a young woman trying to survive in Syria.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Child death, Police brutality, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Gore, and Misogyny

ddnreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Bury me before I bury you.

I'm still incapable of forming the words that captivate my feelings perfectly after reading this book. I don't think my review would ever do the book justice. This is easily the best written story I read this year 😭🍋💛

When I go to heaven, I'll tell God everything.

A book about striving, surviving, loving, and sacrificing. A book about humanity with all its fractured souls and bones. Woven from the bloody Syrian soil, it captured sharply the trauma felt by the innocences, hospital buzzing with new victims everyday, and the inevitable choice between helping or leaving. Staying or trying to be alive.

In a historic city plagued by bombs, life has persisted.

Told through the eyes of a 18yo girl named Salama, the story evolved itself into her daily routine as a pharmacy student turned doctor. Her coping mechanism of losing. Her hallucinations. It was so often torn my heart in pieces. Admist all those, sassy jokes were thrown, an angel disguised doctor, and found a love meant to be. A possibility of new life. And it was blend perfectly.

There are enough people hurting you. Don't be one of them.

Lots of Ghibli references that I don't mind at all. A cute banter. An understanding heart. Halal romance at its best. Siblings love so strong it hurts.

This is a book of hope. It ripped my heart appart and stich it back together. I don't know what else to say than do yourself a favour and read this masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Rape

elsaschuster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This book is so beautiful and so so sad, it ripped my heart out of my chest and then taped it up again. I read it in one sitting. I didn’t know much about the Syrian Revolution so this also showed me a perspective that I would likely not otherwise have seen, one that I am very grateful for. The content warnings I have tagged are for mentions of these things in the context of war/revolution, they aren’t graphically gory, but they are the reality and often mentioned. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go see if I can find some knafeh to try. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and War

extraterrestrialcrisis's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child death, Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Police brutality, Blood, Torture, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Genocide, Eating disorder, and Deportation

fandomsandfiction's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

this book is essentially an evocation of how intense love can coexist with intense loss.

this is a story of hope and fear and unwavering faith in a time of adversity. it describes the highs and lows of freedom and the fight toward it. it displays injustice in its pure, uncensored form. it documents such overpowering grief and pain that as a reader you'll be clutching your chest in agony. your heart will ache. your mind will scream. and your soul will weep for the people of Syria.

no book has ever had such an overwhelming, visceral effect on me before. it is undeniably one of the greatest pieces of literature to exist in modern day.

this book is a protest. a call to action. a testimony to the strength and resilience of Syria and its people. this book is a voice for the voiceless. it echos the lives of those who suffered and those who continue suffering. it cries tears of blood. it sings songs of revolution. it demands justice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Blood, Child death, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Torture