Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

12 reviews

aparker89's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Mental illness

chaoticblade5's review

It has very frustrating formatting, chapters are often a page long. There's A LOT of content warnings for this book, and a fetishization of Lovecraft without too much in terms of actual Lovecraftian horror. I looked up to see if there were more content warnings for this book, and it has stuff that I'm just not willing to deal with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Physical abuse, Abortion, and Medical content

The book opens with

a 7 year-old collecting the suicide notes of his older sister, and the nonchalance tone about serious topics like this is kept with what I've currently read.

sylvestra's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pedophilia

tibbarasden's review

dark medium-paced

4.0

Very meandering and not what I expected based on the synopsis. The synopsis had me expecting the horror attraction and monster aspect to be a more central focus of the story. Really, the focus was more on this family and Noah's perspective, specifically. Though the monster is a big part of Noah's life. That said, I think the synopsis did what it could without spoiling the story. Also, why the constant pop culture references! That is a personal pet peeve, and so I try not to judge too harshly. There were even some points where I thought it worked well for the story and was a clever nod for those who get it. Still, even knowing my personal grievance, I felt it was a little over the top. That said, the story really comes together in the end, which I found enjoyable if not mind-blowing. My favorite parts were the Turner sequences. Loved that aspect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

dpsmom's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

More geared like Lovecraft horror than Stephen King horror. Weird and a bit uncomfortable in spots. Not an overly complex read, making it quick to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Grief

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

kittykaz's review against another edition

This was written by A Man. And he kept referencing Lovecraft.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death

amck's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child death

scenic92's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

zedihunter's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Cursing, and Cancer

Minor: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship