Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Nuestra parte de noche by Mariana Enríquez

19 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Not really sure what hoopla was about this book. I get how it’s actually a political allegory, but it was way too long, had too many unnecessary digressions, and not enough resolution for my satisfaction. Enjoyed the overall story, but there were far too much that I didn’t care for in between.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Addiction, Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

arayo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gaslighting, Blood, Chronic illness, Gore, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Biphobia, Alcohol, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, Genocide, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Infidelity, Drug use, Rape, Infertility, Police brutality, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

danikajoan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This blew me away. I didn’t want it to end, loved the writing/translation (was already a fan of Enriquez from Things We Lost in the Fire), felt fully invested in the lore and so compelled by the characters. Really intense, a little eerie, sad, romantic, and funny. 

and I am ALWAYS on board for a “house is bigger on the inside than the outside” House of Leaves vibe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, Violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Colonisation, Chronic illness, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Gore, Classism, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Genocide

Alllllll the trigger warnings for this one, very intense but not in a way that feels like it’s there just for shock value or is exploitative?

soj19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Death of parent

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

Imo this should have been released instead as a duology. The second half of this book, focusing on the son rather than the father, had much less direction than the first. The fathers section was very much a horror book. The sons was dark, but nowhere near so much and the events set up by the fathers section seemed underwhelming. So much potential with this book.

I will say the representation in here around AIDS, gay people, disabled people, and more was absolutely fantastic. Everything flowed very naturally and none of the representation felt forced. Very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident

confusedwhale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Body horror, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Rape, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

fiz23_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Grief, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism

shannonbauchat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Gore, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Rape, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal death, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

Minor: War

mispaintedlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely amazing , beyond words how good this story is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Mental illness, Torture, Terminal illness, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: War

Minor: Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Animal death, Car accident, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, War, Medical content, and Alcoholism

rhiannonafternoon's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

5.0

This is a winding and immersive story of Gaspar, a child born out of darkness, with parents who did everything in their power to protect him from the darkness they were forced to be a part of. 
I loved how each piece of the story started somewhere new and uncertain, building on this extensive horror of visions, darkness, and doors. If you love the occult, this is an excellent long read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt