Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

16 reviews

msradiosilence's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide

meursault_letranger's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Liked the atmosphere and the characterization. Interesting seeing the dynamics between the characters unfold.  If you like books with an unreliable main character/narrator, you might like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, and Mental illness

mollykat3b621's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

anigoose's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Frequent visits to the wood, and yet, 0/10 🐻. Sigh!

This was a charming but rather dull little book. It was on a list of thrillers to read and while it had some murder and some Suspense About the Murder, it absolutely didn't feel like a thriller to me! More like a funky, darkish little coming of age novella. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

2ndbooktotheright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness