Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

4 reviews

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Gaslighting

sappix's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Gaslighting

Do not romanticize this relationship!

embelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.75

I don’t even know what to write for this review, as I still haven’t fully processed this book. I feel like I could read this book 5 times and still not be able to process it. I’m convinced that this book is unlike anything I’ve ever read before or anything that I’ll ever read in the future. Just wow wow wow. The Acknowledgements from Olivie Blake also totally had me in my feelings too 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Infidelity

queencariad's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

Undeniably beautifully written with very strong and poetic moments. 

My main issue is that I never really managed to connect with the characters— which is, I guess, the point, considering their respective personalities and issues.

This book is interesting in an intriguing but also confusing and aloof sort of way, which makes it unfortunately very easy to put down. I never felt the urge to pick it back up (but didn’t want to dnf either, as it was still an unique story).

Average 3 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness