Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

My Mother's House by Francesca Momplaisir

3 reviews

rachaelwho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Trigger warning for pretty much everything you can think of- I don't think I would've read it if I'd known quite what I was getting into. Expertly written and very original approach to material we've seen before in different ways. That poor house broke my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Dementia, Incest, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Deportation, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Mental illness, Torture, Animal cruelty, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Rape

svoeti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Alcohol, Abandonment, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Sexism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Incest, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

emptychurches's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer