Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

9 reviews

bobbeym's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Eating disorder and Injury/Injury detail

ktreml06's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall I enjoyed the story— think “Girl Interrupted” but with a diary component as you get to be inside the main character’s mind. The writing was very eloquent with incredible imagery and all kinds of sensory description without being difficult to read or too lengthy. 

I do wish there was more suspense/thrill throughout the book, as it felt pretty static with no real unexpected plot twist that shocked me. 

Disclaimer: This was my first audiobook, and I think that affected some of the lackluster feelings on my end at the narrator was pretty monotone. But, I tried to keep my review as focused on the story itself rather than my audiobook as I could. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Mental illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Medical content, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

not_a_salem_witch's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Medical content

tbwhite23's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence and Eating disorder

ellaandcoffee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Vomit, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Death and Gaslighting

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Panic attacks/disorders

flordemaga's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

An incredibly well-written instance of a mystery that is more of a mystery to the protagonist than to the reader, although it is mysterious to the reader, too. I think the unreliable narrator is so good and that it’s written with care and with thrill and it makes me think like it’s a real person telling me her real story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Gaslighting

booksofautumn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Confinement

kathrynleah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Mental illness