Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

49 reviews

adragoninspace's review against another edition

dark sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Incest, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, Gore, Excrement, Eating disorder, Drug use, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I never read anthologies, because I know myself and I want more depth, more character development, a plot arc. But this book has been calling to me. I’m very glad I finally picked it up. A couple of the short stories I hated, most of them I loved. It feels like the translator really did the original work justice, the prose is gorgeous and vivid and gritty, but someone who’s read the original Spanish will have to say for sure. There’s certainly some triggering imagery so proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Classism, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Abandonment, Animal death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Violence, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

chloeantoinettereads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I both loved and hated this book

It was beautifully written but was very hard to read at times and would leave a bad taste in my mouth after certain chapters. Very original though and worth the read as the perspectives in it are nothing like I've ever read before.

Wonderfully horrible. Beautifully grotesque 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

starofash's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

okay so im not a horror lover or even enjoyer, but interestingly enough, i still really liked this book. 
i wasn't a big fan of the stories that were just violent and gore-y, but i loved the ones that had a more mentally disturbing vibe 
my absolute favorite story was "kids who come back"
other favorites were "the well", "the lookout", "no birthdays or baptisms" and strangely enough "meat"
i had to set the book down and think after "where are you, dear heart?". i couldn't continue reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Abortion, and Blood

orlabutler's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book really was not for me. I'm sure there are some people out there that would love it but I honestly wanted to give up on it over and over again. I only powered through because it is a book of short stories and I thought I might find one I liked. Every story felt like it was dragging on and then the end felt like a page was missing. There are some serious and disturbing themes explored and not well, I feel like they are more being used for shock factor than anything else. I saw so many people recommend this book and I am very disappointed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Classism, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicide, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Gore, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Slavery, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Addiction, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Trafficking, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, and Incest

ruddsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Body horror

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, and Chronic illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Rape

zombie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Suicide

introverted_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Drug use, Body horror, Excrement, Sexual content, Suicide, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Medical content, Addiction, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Gun violence, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Rape, Vomit, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest, Lesbophobia, Ableism, Car accident, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Police brutality

rin_dawg's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Child death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Suicide