Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

8 reviews

nettles's review

dark funny

4.5

A really unique memoir but not one I can safely recommend to my friends.

I'm interested in how different art styles depict different ways the author sees the world with time. Conversations with her younger selves, search for meaning as an artist. A lot was explored and it was funny but SO dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Animal cruelty

moodreaderhan's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

*** Thank you NetGalley and Image Comics for the arc in exchange for an honest review! I’m incredibly grateful! ***

Interesting. Shocking. Relatable. Dark. Funny. Brilliant!

Stylistically: this is one of the best graphic novels I’d had the pleasure of reading. Content-wise: I feel seen. 

Reviewing this fully won’t even do it justice. Just read it!

TW: suicidal thoughts, depression, mental illness, drugs, alcohol, bullying, swearing, grief, vomit, toxic relationship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Vomit, Bullying, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

butterflyinabook's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

CW: Depression, Suicide

This book offers a really raw insight into the mind of someone navigating a depressive episode over the six months that she creates this comic. In the story we follow the highs and lows that can occur around depression. Zoe the author is very self aware and reflects both on her current experience with depression and those from her past.

I think this is a great book for those looking to understand the mind of someone going through depression. The story is not graphic and I honestly really appreciated it's rawness and authenticity. However if you are someone like myself who has experienced depression it can be quite triggering. So maybe give this one a pass or make sure you are in a good headspace, have a good support system and a good self care routine to support you.

I really enjoyed the non-traditional structure of this story there really is no arc we are just following her journey. I'm also a big fan of the chosen art style(s) that change at different moments. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

blusolmp3's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely incredible. Very depressing so make sure you in a place to be able to handle topics of depression and self harm. Thank you for creating this book. It has opened my eyes to a lot of things i was going through personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts

spooderman's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Vomit

Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Grief, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Car accident, Physical abuse, Medical content, Infertility, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Child death, and Addiction

endemictoearth's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

I'm finding it harder and harder to rate memoirs. There's a lot to think about here, a lot of it tough and confronting, but honest, too. I'd caution readers with suicidal thoughts to approach this one carefully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship

bookaholiz's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

One of those books that you saw and immediately knew that you have to read. Right away.

This book is unfortunately very relata-[GUNSHOT]

Anyway. The art is incredible. The story is raw and honest - well, as honest as one believe. I know the feeling of darkness and the need to create something out of it to justify its existence. The words I wrote during those times would always be the most honest I could ever be.

Doesn’t make it feel any less like a performance.

Sorry to the author - I didn’t read this while I was in a good space. But I was in the void with you. And it was comforting indeed.

It is lonely at the centre of the earth. The creation born from it can be magnificent. It is lonely, and it is comfortable. Easy.

You have to want something else. We have to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Toxic relationship

schnanko's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent