Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

44 reviews

popsicleplease's review

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence

nicola_scutt's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Abortion, War, Self harm, Addiction, and Alcoholism

dev921's review

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Child death, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

wellyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Abandonment

baguettegay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: War and Xenophobia

gtbacola's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

rachelh913's review

5.0

This book wrecked me. I devoured it in two sittings and sobbed through the last fifty pages or so, but loved every moment. It’s gritty and dark and makes me want to write a book report on the interplay between death, life, family, and the choices we make. Incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: War and Homophobia

dixiecarroll's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this and found the concept to be incredibly intriguing and captivating. I do think that it fell a little flat in certain areas, but I was still eager to keep going and will recommend to everyone! It’s a sweeping family saga plagued with death - look up triggers before hand because it’s filled with them all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Suicide

minkkmuse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

 i was drawn in by this book’s compelling premise, and while i enjoyed the character-driven, polyvocal structure, the story itself falls flat for me. it is steeped in an emotionality that does not feel earned 

(and, in my opinion, cruelly uses the aids epidemic as an emotional twist)

and almost grossly misrepresents certain social issues. the most fascinating themes of the novel (possible futures, fate and circumstance, free will) are elided in favor of banal family dramas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

includes discussion of hiv/aids epidemic

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy