Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

My Husband by Maud Ventura

35 reviews

page_not_found's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Puh, das Ende war leicht vorherzusagen, aber die delusion der Hauptperson,

die sich selbst aber natürlich mentale Gesundheit bescheinigt und meint sie müsse andere Menschen nicht dominieren um sich lebendig zu fühlen

war next level unangenehm.

Gut geschrieben, deshalb 3 Sterne, sonst aber eher lau.

Die Kinder, die nur Spielbälle zweier kerngestörter Eltern sind, tun mir absolut leid. Wirklich, es war einmal da trafen sich zwei Personen mit antisozialer Persönlichkeitsstörung und shit was about to hit the fan...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

daisyfont's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol

blackberryjambaby's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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WHAT. THE. FUCK. ending REALLY threw me for a loop

they deserve each other i guess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was deliciously awful. While an antagonistic narrator can often be a bleak and draining reading experience, Ventura has a streak of wicked dark humour running through the narrator's account of her actions. Instead of getting exhausted by the character's obsession, I found myself gripped by her mental spiralling, thrilled to see what horrendous breach of dignity she would stoop to next.

I found the ending

appropriately dreadful and wickedly funny, similar to the ending of Gone Girl when you realise that the two awful repulsive people are perfect for each other.

The only bung note for me was the bedtime scene with the MC and her daughter. I didn't think the main character would have enough self awareness of her own parenting to know that her mask had "slipped".

Maybe if I was in a different headspace, where I was struggling to read this without a hint of irony, I would have found it less enjoyable, but as it was, I found it to be a perfect plane read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship

eaxt0412's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness

hannahjaynej's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This lady has those crazy thoughts that we all occasionally have sometimes that we think about for a second and then realize, “No, that’s outrageous,” and push it aside. Like no, that person probably did not mean that passing comment to offend or hurt you, it was just a passing comment not meant to attack you. They probably don’t even know it bothered you! But she really dwells on these thoughts and internalizes them as the truth. Overanalyzing and spiraling. 

But then, plot twist, it turns out in the end that this man does know what he’s doing to her! He is purposefully and intentionally perpetuating the cycle of abuse. These two are a match made in hell. I’m no psychiatrist, but they should both be diagnosed with something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

virgcole398's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Classism

Minor: Body shaming

takarakeireads's review

4.0

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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YOOO THIS BOOK IS WILD!!!!
In the same vein as My Year of Rest and Relaxation and other such literary books about horrible people.

Just go into it knowing nothing, it's a short read and worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol

number_juan's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting