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Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
You Feel It Just Below the Ribs by Jeffrey Cranor, Janina Matthewson
17 reviews
cheye13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
Minor: Gore and Gun violence
jazhandz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, and War
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
breq's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy and War
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.25
YFIJBTR is thought-provoking with the way it poses philosophical questions that border on the existential. More interestingly, though, is the way this story is narrated not by one but two narrators. And it’s here that you get into the heart of what this book is asking you to decide: How do you determine who to believe?
I will say that I thought the pacing was a little wonky. It started off slow, found a good pace towards the middle, but then felt a little too fast towards the end. I think this might be especially off-putting for those who aren’t familiar with the podcast universe, just because more and more concepts were introduced towards the end that weren’t fully explained. Again, you can technically read this book without any knowledge of the WtW universe, but I can easily see why those unfamiliar with the podcast may find this book somewhat frustrating.
Overall, I enjoyed it, but I approached the book having listened to the podcast. The book is still worth checking out, especially for its approach to storytelling, but I do caution those unfamiliar with the podcast that it might be a little harder to fully enjoy it.
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization
Minor: War
divinityinfinity's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and War
samankins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Forced institutionalization, and War
nulliusmomenti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: War
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder