Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

17 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.5

this was such an amazing portrayal of mental illness and the effect it has on the people around you. it just was a little slow and monotonous at points :/

the ending was amazing though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

zara89's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Suicide

erin_forgie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. 
I only really felt the bliss after

Martha’s diagnosis

 
It really delves into the sorrow straight away, so be prepared to feel a bit emotional. 
It had all the correct ingredients for a 5 star, just something was missing and I’m not quite sure why. I think maybe it was the writing style, I just sometimes found it confusing when someone was speaking as the writer would add extra details about what they had said, outside of the speech marks - and as someone who adores Sally Rooney, its not the lack of speech marks, its just the lack of fully feeling the conversation. 
*after a couple of months*
This book is a 5 star, I think about it constantly and I really appreciate what it has done 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

bookish_daph's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad 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

5.0

I can’t quite put into words how much I enjoyed this book. An all time favorite. The entire time I was reading a movie played in my head and I just sat back and watched these characters. If you are looking for an accurate portrayal of mental health in a book; this is it. One of the things I also loved is how the main characters perspective on things especially her relationships with her family is shown to the reader when she’s younger and morphs with the story as you read along. There was no point that I wanted to put the book down. One second your heart strings are being pulled the next you are laughing, then you are angry. Such a range of emotions. I’m already looking to read the rest of Meg Masons’ works because this writing and story telling is the reason I love reading so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Death and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

bryelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is a really great but hard read. The main character is going through a mental health journey and in turn hurts a lot of people she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

angebrown's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicide, and Medical content

miscarriage

momentsofmine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy