Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Enter the Body by Joy McCullough

5 reviews

xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicide

Minor: Violence and Murder

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

leahkarge's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

1.0

This wasn’t as subversive as it wanted to be. 

Juliet keeps her love, which is a perfectly valid option, but is completely judgmental of anyone else’s “choices” in the story and only lends support when called out by Cordelia or Ophelia. Ophelia somehow managed to make her story even more about a man who uses and undervalues her and still dies in the end. Cordelia redeems her father but her sisters, who arguably deserve redemption more, are still vicious, heartless harpies. Lavinia gets nothing, doesn’t even get to contribute, really, and the story wouldn’t change if she wasn’t there. 

There’s so much catty fighting between Juliet, Ophelia, and Cordelia that it never reaches that “women supporting women” vibe the author is apparently going for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lexnicole's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

tbrplaylist's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail