Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Vers les étoiles by Mary Robinette Kowal

36 reviews

tanouska's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

Minor: Suicide attempt

szuum's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Vomit, Racism, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death, Suicide attempt, and Animal death

yuyine's review

inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

C’est un coup de coeur pour Vers les étoiles! Le roman est absolument passionnant  et propose une uchronie palpitante qui dénonce le sexisme et le racisme de l’époque (et bien évidemment de la notre, malheureusement), parle d’enjeux écologiques et met des étoiles plein les yeux grâce à la passion sincère d’Elma et ses paires. L’héroïne, avec ses failles et son talent, est absolument inoubliable. Vivement la découverte de la suite!

Critique complète sur yuyine.be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my first time reading an alternate history novel and I was not disappointed. While there were differences, some of the issues and real life people mentioned/involved remained accurate. I will definitely be continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Antisemitism

pumpkinpit's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Racism

deedireads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

I'll do a full review of the series when I finish all three, but thoughts on book 1:

• Creative, emotional premise (alternate history in which a meteor destroyed DC and the East Coast in the early 1950s, triggering an extinction event like the dinosaurs, with a female mathematician MC who decides to fight to be the first woman in space)
• Not super fast paced, but still a pretty quick read
• Love the Jewish rep, especially in SFF and in the 50s
• Great commentary on the stigmatization of mental health challenges and treatment
• Occasionally cheesy or bumpy writing but could be worse for sure
• I like that the main characters (white) are progressive but not unrealistically so for their time; they make mistakes (especially about race and feminism) and try to learn from them
• Elma and Nethaniel are OTP and their cheesy fade-to-black bedroom scenes make me smile

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide attempt

elliethelibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, and Antisemitism

booksthatburn's review against another edition

The setting is an alternate-history version of the 1950’s and 1960’s after a meteorite strikes and wipes out most of the USA’s East Coast. While it’s undoubtedly science fiction, it’s not my preferred kind. It has really nuanced portrayals of issues like sexism and anxiety, but ultimately those are too real for me right now, mostly because of the historical setting.

Not my thing but seems well done, try this if you want an alternate history portrayal of women fighting sexist inertia to be in flight after a catastrophe turns the world’s attention to escaping off-planet. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Antisemitism

chessakat's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Antisemitism, Bullying, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

foreverbookwandering's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Antisemitism and Bullying