Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

224 reviews

joburch's review against another edition

3.0

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm

msrae89's review against another edition

4.5

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

Minor: Eating disorder, Gaslighting

happyunicorn7's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

calamitydane's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was delightful. Enid was fascinating and her autism was very well-written. The trauma of each character and how they talked about it felt so real. I think every surprise really hit. I couldn't wait to read the next section. The relationship between Enid and Polly had me gushing and the relationship with her sisters made me want to reconnect with my brother. I sent some lines to a friend who had a similar relationship with his mother as Enid had. This is a book that I'll never forget. And that's coming from someone with the memory capacity of a floppy disk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape

mitsuyubi's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing

mmecade's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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I will read anything Emily Austin writes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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: Complicated

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A really delightful read I couldn't put down. Emily Austin is such a talented writer, and it shows throughout her works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

Moderate: Blood, Suicide attempt

pamslibros's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

mcwattsup's review against another edition

3.0

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This book should not have been marketed as “hilarious” and “quirky.”

It is about a neurodivergent woman experiencing a mental health crisis. Heed the content warning tags that I did not.

It was otherwise a fine read, a nice story about confronting the voice in your head that says you’re not normal. Until the end where it’s revealed

that her “best friend” was actually the one breaking into her apartment and causing her paranoia to spiral out of control, which he did not tell her even when he knew that she was panicking. And this is treated as a caring act rather than the INSANELY TOXIC behavior that it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking

tierraskye's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy