Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

43 reviews

stargazerave's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

So it goes.

An incredible recounting of the firebombing of Dresden and an emotional retelling of how people change after intense trauma that left me giggling at parts and soberly understanding exactly what Billy Pilgrim was experiencing at others. Vonnegut pulls no punches when describing the atrocities of war and spares no detail in depicting exactly how it has fractured the mind of his protagonist, and the effects that fracturing has. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism

yogabbagabba04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

this is my second favourite book I’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, War, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Violence

bombadalejr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective fast-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

4.75

Confusing at times if you try to make more sense of it than should be made. A look into an ache for meaning, making the most of situations, and the darkness of war. Aloof and casual about things most people would not be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Gore, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Sexual content, and Genocide

count_of_carabas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Vomit, War, Cursing, Genocide, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Rape, Death, Excrement, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Body horror

kellieligon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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

3.0

Devastatingly personal & unique representation of PTSD.
So it goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

billie_visible's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Mental illness

frogreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked this book even though I didn't understand it at times. A lot of the unstuck time stuff felt like ptsd to me, which at the time was not a disorder yet. Theres a couple of mentions of race, class, and gentrification earlier on that I liked. The antiwar sentiments are both covert and overt at times. I like how he used the fictional writers/books & addresses. A lot of parts in this book tied back to things mentioned earlier, it really becomes a tangled web of the protagonist mind. 

I understand why this book is often chosen to be read in school. It was a good and compelling read and i tend to dislike historical fiction. The time jump aspect really made it so interesting to read. Full of black humor and irony. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty

nazis, getting put onto a train, prisoners of war, allusions to war crimes in WW2 and vietnam war

honey_buns's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Death, War, Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder

sputnik2's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Car accident and Infidelity

visionsoforchids's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Antisemitism, Gore, Mental illness, Genocide, and Gun violence