Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

20 reviews

x_lola_rose_x's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I feel like I'm going to have to read this again one day with everybody's theories in mind!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Infidelity, and Murder

s_lorenz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

Minor: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Abortion, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, and Excrement

mvonmalmborg's review

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

i can see why good book i just don’t like moshfeghs writing. like i’m constantly confused and feel like i’m missing out on a joke??? just assumed myorar was like an overhyped book but definitely an author issue. soz besties i wanted to love her too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, and Mental illness

sofiiaclaire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer, Excrement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

raphynette's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Animal death

canascorner's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

3.5

This story was beautiful and chaotic. The MC is as unreliable and aggravating as she is vulnerable and pitiful. It’s so hard to understand her train of thought because she is so paranoid but it’s so easy to go along with her logic. It was impossible to not get swept up in the mystery because of the lack of differentiation in what she was creating and what was actually happening. This writing is so beautiful. I was immersed in the story and found myself being paranoid right along with her.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship

suszsz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Fatphobia

katiemack's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.25

This is not something I would pick to read, but I felt obligated to try it for my local library's book club---plus, I really enjoyed My Year of Rest and Relaxation. The concept also intrigued me enough to finish the book.

While this has some depth and poignancy as a reflection of loneliness and its effects on the human psyche, I had a hard time reading it. The focus is not clear--I know it's because of the protagonist's mental state, but it didn't work for me--and the narrative is brutal. There's an intentional killing of an animal that's particularly unpalatable.

If you're looking for something different, you can give this one a try; it just isn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

moraofthestory's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia

alylentz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicide