Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Nefando by Mónica Ojeda

6 reviews

rebekahmm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

I kind of wish the translator's note at the end had been placed at the beginning to give context and warning ahead of reading this difficult book. Much of what I struggled with seems to be what it's trying to point at and discuss. The description on the back of this slim book felt very misleading: for the love of god please read reviews and content warnings before reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Torture, Child abuse, Mental illness, Incest, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, and Emotional abuse

hannahglass's review against another edition

Blahhhhhh. I see what the author is going for, but this is less horror and more abuse/torture porn. Pass :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Self harm, Rape, Incest, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Animal death, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Body horror, and Adult/minor relationship

seaweed657's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Incest, Dysphoria, Self harm, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, Body horror, Excrement, Sexual violence, Suicide, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

bvic's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Hard read. Very beautifully written book but hard to read. Definitely see content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Animal death, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Rape, Torture, and Pedophilia

Minor: Mental illness, Islamophobia, and Racial slurs

xlizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

4.75

This book was fucked up but I couldn’t stop reading, so well written. 

I will admit there were some paragraphs I had to skip because I couldn’t mentally handle them.

An incredibly brutal character study about suffering, trauma, and desires of some very very troubled young adults.

Check TWs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Drug abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Confinement, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Excrement and Mental illness