Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

88 reviews

misskatiemarie4's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

mack_n_queso's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

It’s hard to know what to say here. It is strange to see yourself reflected back at yourself in such a fragile and vulnerable way. I am grateful for this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

streamthief's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Hmmm I don't think I really liked this book, which is a shame because I really expected I would. It just felt messy, like spillage, which it kind if was being semi-autobiographical and all but just really not my style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicide

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Alcohol, Racism, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexism, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

anotherbookwithtee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Gore, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

ella_mai_46'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Vomit

carolinacortez's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

3.5

Me tarde sigloooos en acabar este libro, y es que la verdad si es complicado de leer, sobre todo la primera mitad del libro, muchas veces no entendía que estaba pasando, ni entendía los brincos en la historia que daba Sylvia (ahora uqe se un poco más del contexto en el que fue escrita la novela, puedo entender un poco mejor), eso sí Esther (la protagonista) es super relatable sobre todo al momento de tratar la crisis que tenentra al acabar la prepa y el que vas a hacer con tu vida, la segunda mitad del libro que es en la que se trata la salud mental, es la parte más fuerte y, en mi opinion, la mejor parte, esta se lee con más agilidad y más fluidez.

una de las cosas negativas que le vi a la novela,es el racismo enorme por parte de Esther, para la página 10 ya había varios slurs, y conforme iba leyendo cada vez se me hacía más incomodo, así que eso es algo que tener en cuenta.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Death

Minor: Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

wildlifelane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism

nicole_koenigsknecht's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization