Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

56 reviews

jkull_10's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

opalandrews17's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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You never know what was the truth- even at the end!! Kept me listening! Def a b good book for audio w the “podcast clips.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Death of parent, Alcohol

littki's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic

bisexualchaos's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love a good psychological mystery where you don’t know what questions to ask! Minus a quarter point for occasional show-not-telling, especially with appearances, though I think the author did the best she could & I haven’t found a way that I really like character’s appearances being described in any novel, really. Another quarter point for the idea that

someone who is the victim of grooming can also be the abuser

. I know it’s fiction, and I know that’s part of the point of the book to focus on that relationship, but I think people could take away the wrong idea from it. Women don’t really need to be told that

they aren’t victims in that scenario

, even if that isn’t really what the book is trying to say. (I hope that makes sense, lol).
Besides the minor deductions, this was a really enjoyable read. I always wanted to know what would happen next & I kept being surprised up until the very end. Unreliable narrator is done very, very well & we already know from the beginning that “None of This is True”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing, Pedophilia, Torture, Excrement, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

te_ss_i's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

pazzz's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The audio book for this was great - I think it’s a factor in what kept me hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ashmiller17's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I listened to the audiobook and the voice acting really brought the story to life. I was confused at first, listening to it switch from podcast to documentary but the sound made it easy to picture. Definitely going to read again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

false accusations of abuse

bibliostorian's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a twisting, turning story with unreliable narrators all the way through. Just when you think you're truly getting to the truth of it, another thing pops up to make you doubt something. And the title of the book itself has you going in from the get-go in sleuth mode trying to figure out what's real and what isn't. That this is set against the backdrop of true crime podcasts and Netflix documentaries, both of which are genres known for their biased reporting and clever editing, only makes it more interesting. What's real? What isn't? Is Josie nuts, or is Alix? Is everyone nuts? What's up with their husbands? 

Anyway, I finished it and I still have no idea what's the real, honest-to-god truth, and I'm both cranky and not that Lisa Jewell clearly meant it to do that to me. Hah. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Blood

juliamarievincent's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

emmawissman's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis