Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Sempre hem viscut al castell by Shirley Jackson, Martí Sales

63 reviews

bambicat234's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Classism

mijtje's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

“Oh, silly Merricat.”

This is one of those books that I read and enjoyed but makes me feel like I should read it a hundred times more to get it. Which is a good thing.

The story is narrated by Mary Catherine (Merricat) Blackwood, who lives with her sister, her uncle, and her cat in their big mansion. They have been ostracised by the community they belonged to after a dark tragedy that played out in the mansion years before.

Merricat quickly drew me in with her childish, magical way of thinking. It’s crazy how fast this book managed to make me think “Yeah, these thoughts are logical. I get this”. However, Merricat isn’t a child. She’s 18. And pretty messed up in the head. Which was a delicacy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Dementia and Death of parent

mmefish's review against another edition

The writing is so incredibly repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Minor: Animal death

jo_lzr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

lambclown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness

vilmuska's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

thatchickengirl23's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Classism

fiz23_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

writteninmagic's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Minor: Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury