Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

64 reviews

juliaisnotalright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Boy gets abducted by aliens and has the choice to stop the apocalypses.
But this book is so much more than science fiction, actually,

the aliens are just a metaphor for depression

It’s a book about mental health, dealing with depression, suicide and death in general. 
The beginning was interesting but towards the middle it got a tiny bit boring but the ending was great but kinda predictable just like some of the plot.
IMO it’s kinda a mix of the perks of being a wallflower and Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe.
Would recommend to every teenager but check the trigger warnings !

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Dementia, Rape, Addiction, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Miscarriage and Toxic relationship

morganmmw's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

aspen_suxs's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment, Self harm, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Miscarriage

souzy_q's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Rape, Miscarriage, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Rape, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Suicide

jeweleemc's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Rape, Grief, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

mrbean's review

dark reflective sad 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

3.5

A visceral journey about finding one's raison d'être against an ocean of adolescent existential despair, We Are the Ants lifts and carries its philosophical themes with a spark of hope and strength of the indomitable human spirit. However, the novel's sheer compression of relentless suffering into a single singularity causes it to collapse in on itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Addiction

Minor: Dementia and Self harm

maggiegirouard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: Torture, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

edencruz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse