Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

16 reviews

_rowan_is_dead_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Mental illness

Moderate: Incest

anima_vestaa's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Interesting points raised on mental health, reality, psychosis and everything in between. A compelling critique of psychiatric procedures, stigma as well as overall system. Personally, I feel like the text lacks a cohesive story to tie it together and turn it into a concrete novel. However, the book is not a work of fiction, but rather an assembly of memoir fragments and should be read and appreciated as such. A brave statement of personal experience and though-provoking meditation on freedom and individualism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Xenophobia, Mental illness, Violence, and Eating disorder

Almost nothing like the movie btw

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence

mack_urdaddy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

It’s very different from the movie on the same way that “Perks of Being a Wallflower” is different from the movie. It’s in more of a character-focused, almost diary entry format with significantly less plot than the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content, Homophobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racism, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Death, Drug abuse, and Police brutality

downcircles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I couldn't put this book down when I started. It's a short read and I completely understand why it's so beloved. I read it as a friend sharing their experiences with me so the time line jumps didnt bother me at all. I felt the author was very good at making me feel the way their environment felt withouth needing to go into too much detail and I quite liked the shorter chapter style. While being able to balance being funny and recognizing that these girls where commited for a reason. The last few chapters add an important perspective of social bias of diagnosis and believability of those of us who struggle with mental health. The pages with her medical notes added a lot as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

This memoir will resonate with anyone who’s been in treatment. If you know, you know. 🌻💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Classism, Confinement, Bullying, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

prescriptionbooks's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

It's nice to know that I'm not alone with my mental illness but at the same time it's incredibly sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Chronic illness, Self harm, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

jackieyvette's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Love the movie and finally got around to reading the book that started it all. It’s a very quick read and easy to fall into. Susanna Kaysen’s writing voice is great and I really enjoyed this book even with its super dark underbelly. 
Don’t expect to get a play-by-play of the movie because the book is at the base the same, but really different once the base has been laid. 
Gotta go watch Girl, Interrupted now. 

Crying score: No, but I think I could have if I weren’t reading at work in public. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

eatwritereadrepeat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Bullying

iambonkersbananas's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Addiction, and Violence

Minor: Ableism