Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hiirtest ja inimestest by John Steinbeck

70 reviews

hannahstvns's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Did not enjoy reading this, although I can appreciate Steinbeck’s social commentary and descriptive imagery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

kbealko's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

btlitell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

This story is tragic but it's hard not to love it. I have often felt in my own life like I am Lennie sitting on the ground looking across the river waiting for what may come.

For the audiobook, Gary Sinise is probably the best choice of narrator there could be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness

christaftersunset's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse

maggieed's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

ruby_gordon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

_piercingwords_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It is a well woven, full circle kind of story that can be finished in one session. 
Better to analyse thoroughly to get the most out of it though.

It is a bit repetitive, not much happens until the end, but somewhere near the end I was really rooting for the characters to make it and was left devastated by the ending. So very tragic.

The writing takes a bit to get used to and relies heavily on dialogue. The characters feel very real, thus are complicated though and not immediately likeable. This author has studied people and the way they speak.

Reminded me of the play Death of a Salesman when it comes to the themes of it.

It is objectively a well written story, but it left me with a feeling of dread, very dark story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Misogyny

ellemwan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Murder

grayscale08's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

This book, I think, approaches racism and sexism from a critical point of view. The sole Black character tries explaining racism to the white characters and we see the unfair treatment of him by Curley and his wife. The only woman who plays a role in the story is named “Curley’s wife,” but we see throughout the story that she has her own identity. Steinbeck definitely wasn’t as conscious of racial and gender biases as I would hope, but he approaches discrimination in a way that highlights the hypocrisies of it.

flara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

I did not really like the language of the book. The colloquial speech was a bit difficult to read and put me to sleep on an early flight (probably my own issue as I'm not a native English speaker). But I enjoyed the premise of the book. The metaphors were relevant and well laid out. Lennie's character was beautifully written and my heart was breaking for him.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence