Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh

34 reviews

katieb2007's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The plot was interesting and engaging during the first part of the book but fell apart during the end. The ending felt incomplete, as if there was a chapter or two missing. The characters were all engaging and interesting and all felt like they were the age they canonically were.

I struggle to understand what purpose Ara's death was supposed to serve other than shock and a way to provide tension in Jesse and Eliot's stories. I thought it was foreshadowing the fate of the crew, but in the end it felt more like fridging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

lailaspacekate's review

adventurous hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual harassment

All content warnings handled very well with the utmost respect and sensitivity.

wordsareworlds's review

More litfic than scifi in ways that aren't for me as a reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Eating disorder

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

jennikreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Suicide, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content and Eating disorder

christinabijou's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

The plot follows a group of teenagers (and veteran astronauts) on a journey through space to colonize an earth-like planet called Terra Two. The teenagers are an elite group called “the beater” who were selected from a training academy for future astronauts. 

Throughout the book, we follow the teenagers as they become acclimated to space travel and the difficulties that come along with it. Despite their skill and training, almost all of the teenagers suffer through some form of psychological turmoil brought on by the isolation of deep space. These struggles occur among a backdrop of persistent uncertainty about their ability to reach Terra Two. 

Oh spends a lot of time developing the plot and cultivating a sense of mystery and anticipation. Oh provides thick descriptions of the crew, their feelings, and the difficulties that they struggle with. Despite the time and attention spent, I still found the plot and the character development lacking. I think the novel would have been better served with fewer main characters to focus on. I also found the ending to be unsatisfying and rushed. Oh spends so much time developing the front-end of the plot that it is almost like she forgets about the ending. All told, the book wasn’t for me but Oh is clearly very creative and a talented writer. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder

ok7a's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Eating disorder and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Vomit

hkingcrab's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

A slow burn and suspense novel about kids and a futuristic world that parallels colonialism <3 through space travel. I still think about these characters and this story even after a couple years since reading. I would definitely reread it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, Colonisation, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Medical content, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

ollie_again's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

grimviolins's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Cancer

Minor: Eating disorder

stayshomeandreads's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit