Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

33 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

3.5

This requires quite a few content warnings, so I’ll include them below!

This was an intense read. I had to skim over some parts that were triggering. But other parts really drew me in and I finished it off in 2 sittings 😳

I can’t say that the writing itself was particularly engaging, but the content was fascinating! I can’t believe it’s based on a true story either. 3.5/3.75 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Mental illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

diannasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Death, and Cursing

charliebriggs96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Cursing, Gaslighting, Self harm, Death, and Drug abuse

fazington's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Medical content, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rosalind's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexism

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

growintogardens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, War, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, and Sexual content

cosmic_blooms's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Susanna Kaysen gives a raw viewpoint into navigating psychiatry with mental illness. Her stories are not to be taken lightly, but reflected on and empathized with. These stories are more common than we know and need to be shared; they will change the way we think about mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Medical content

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Suicide