Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Die leise Last der Dinge by Ruth Ozeki

158 reviews

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Animal death, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization

literarydumpling's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Violence

madeleinebay's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Police brutality

beccahoughton's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, and Sexual assault

izabruce's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.75

Fantastic book, funny and emotional all at once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Fatphobia

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Self harm

lottiegasp's review against another edition

I found it boring and too slow-paced after the first few chapters. I did not find myself caring enough for the characters or the outcome to continue 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Fatphobia

Minor: Racial slurs

nancebe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Violence

localpeachthief's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Drug abuse

bookish_history's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Grief, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

aurie1000's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.25

I might have rated this higher if it had been shorter and if I had read rather than listened to as I feel Annabell would have had a different less jarring voice. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Addiction