Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Dotknij mnie by Tahereh Mafi

96 reviews

zwischenzeilen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

hollymileham's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

this was so good ive just absolutely inhaled 200 pages it in like an hour... fantasy/dystopia books just hit so different
well worth me making myself wait until after exams to read bc i knew id be obsessed and not do anything else <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

crybabybea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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? Yes

3.5

My toxic trait is liking Warner in this book…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content

samflowerv6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense

3.75

I previously DNF’d but gave it another chance and really enjoyed it.  The writing is poetic and authentic. Juliette is such a complex and troubled character. And many side characters were very enjoyable. I enjoy her and Adam but I know the really party is with her and Warner. Kenji is my fav and I can’t wait to learn more about these characters. I’m enjoying the ride.

“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.
In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”

“You're absolutely delicious when you're angry."
"Too bad my taste is poisonous for your palate.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hiraeth_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I liked that the writing style was directly influenced by Juliette's state of mind, that way it seemed very realistic and touching, but it was also a little bit annoying and exhausting sometimes. In the beginning I had the feeling the world wasn't as rich and well designed, but then again I feel like it was the writer's intention that we learn about the world together with the MC. A little bit cringe sometimes but the main audience is 14-20 years old so maybe I was a little bit out of the intended target group. If I had read this at 14/15 years old I would've eaten that shit up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

alexis_michelle's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

I really loved this book, and I could barely put it down. Also, the writing style was unique and it added to the story, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

valekla5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The book is about a girl named julliette and her ability to harm people if she touches you. She lives in an asylum and one day a boy appears in her room and takes her to a war zone to help them during the war. The plot is about how she doesn’t want to harm anyone so she tries to escape the war and the boy that she knew when she was younger 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, and Mental illness

janetriestoread's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gun violence and Child abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts