Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

254 reviews

katlouisee's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Excrement, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

traciereads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

dazzy's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

naturalog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Trafficking, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

dani794's review against another edition

3.5

it was weird but a good weird
i had fun
piranesi was cute

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

flamesocks's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

spookylettuce's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

I was captivated by the mystery and setting of this book. 
I found Piranesi’s voice compelling and exploring the setting through his eyes effective for both the plot and characterization. 
The unreality of the setting combined with the recognizable deepens the mystery. It compelled me to continue reading to try and unravel what was going on and explore even more of the setting through Piranesi’s eyes.
If you like mystery, environmental storytelling, and interesting/slightly fantastical settings this book may interest you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death and Murder

clarkg's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

The adjectives that come to mind when I reflect on this book are "intricate", "obsessive" and "labyrinthian". The story does not unfold, it unravels. The characters to do not so much develop as they rearticulate. If you approach this book with curiosity and a beginner's mind, the result is dazzling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, and Kidnapping

utopiaandmelancholy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

I cannot believe I made my partner wait 6 months for me to read this so we could talk about it.  Absolutely gripping. Spellbinding. What an incredible concept, and what phenomenal writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, and Murder

sophiestasyna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

A stunning & unique read that's nearly impossible to describe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death and Mental illness