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maryamthehobbit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
morgancleaver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Self harm and Death
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Sexual content
george_is_not_my_name's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, and Self harm
megha_tron_14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
geektastically's review
- 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
1.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
The way mental illness is discussed in this book is not great.sabbcm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Confinement, Vomit, Torture, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use
lisannelouwerse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho a few months back and I loved it, so when I saw this book I just started reading it right away without looking up what it was about. I mean, I could have guessed from the title, but I was still quite triggered by the beginning of this book. Coelho talks about suicide the same way you and I talk about the weather. However, once used to its style, this book is about so much more than a woman who wants to die. It's about love, self-discovery and spirituality. It's about the norms of our society. And moreover, it gives a small but very important answer to the question: "What's the point of living?".
I would recommend this book to anyone who feels a bit lost or stuck in their life. This book will definitely give you some food for thought.
One of my favourite quotes (there are so many) :
"Madness is the inability to communicate your ideas. It's as if you are in a foreign country able to see and understand everything that's going on around you, but incapable of explaining what you need to know or of being helped, because you don't understand the language they speak there. We've all felt that. And all of us, one way or another, are mad."
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders
sophie_kiss's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
Minor: War, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Drug use
clarisseep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
definitely not bad and a quick read
this is definitely a reflective book in which we can think about the treatment of patients in facilities as well as the definition of “illness” and other words
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Medical content, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
sofia_reads_things's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual harassment