Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen

11 reviews

meemzala's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I wonder if this was a poor translation. There were so many similes using the same formula page after page after page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Incest and Adult/minor relationship

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Incest

hotkoolaidpotato's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Very good. Hard to get into at first, but very good read. Surprisingly the main character losing her mind wasn't the most disturbing part of the book. Very compelling description of mental illness. Excited to read more from this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Drug use, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Suicide

southpawsammy's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

nathaniajacobsson's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Racial slurs

mondovertigo's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: War

clara_mai's review against another edition

3.0

 Wie schon die Kopenhagen Trilogie von Tove Ditlevsen habe ich auch diesen Roman von ihr als Hörbuch gehört, weil Dagmar Manzels Art die Texte zu lesen mir so gefällt und so gut zu Ditlevsens Stimme passt. Im Gegensatz zu ihren Memoiren konnte mich Gesichter jedoch nicht vollständig überzeugen. Der aus einfachen Sätzen, feinen bis poetischen Beobachtungen bestehende Schreibstil, der mich in der Trilogie so gefesselt hat, konnte hier nicht die gleiche Wirkung erreichen. Der Anfang des Buches, der erzählt, wie die Protagonistin Lise sich in ihrer eigenen Wohnung immer weiter von der Realität entfernt war so vielversprechend und die Beschreibungen ihrer Wahrnehmung der Gesichter so einprägsam, dass ich gebannt weitergelesen habe. Ab ihrer Einweisung in eine Klinik fokussiert sich die Geschichte aber in großen Teilen auf eine halluzinierte Version von Lises Haushälterin und deren Weltanschauung, von der sie die Protagonistin überzeugen möchte. Die Fragen, die dadurch aufgeworfen werden, fand ich leider nicht so interessant/relevant und dadurch, dass gewisse Überlegungen sich im Kreis drehen wurden andere Aspekte überschattet. Insgesamt ist es trotzdem ein durchaus lesenswerter Bericht, der sehr nah und genau die Empfindungen einer Frau die eine Psychose durchlebt wiedergibt und starke autobiographische Züge aufweist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Drug use

bookishnatalia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

sara_n's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

laura_ndlsk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness