Reviews

Lithium for Medea by Kate Braverman, Rick Moody

pickle_burner's review against another edition

“Understand. It is not without a certain gratitude I wish you slowly drawn and quartered.”

heaviin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

An examination of intergenerational trauma, brimming with beautiful prose; however, at some certain point due to the excess of the flowery language your eyes eventually glaze over. It's very slow paced, and the main character Rose is very pathetic NGL and the ending makes no sense, but I can't deny that some parts almost brought me to tears. 

I feel if I re-read this book in the future I'll appreciate it more.

elvahn's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

3.0

Heavy, as expected. It's a good read if you're interested in reflecting on the complexities of relationships and the impact of intergenerational trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Drug use

ddo's review

dark emotional reflective

4.0

lking's review

challenging slow-paced

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

2.5