Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Please Look After Mother by Kyung-sook Shin

4 reviews

fantabulousjess's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity

sakisreads's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was SUCH a brilliant book. When I saw it in the Kinokuniya and read the blurb, I was drawn in 😳 I appreciated that each chapter brought in a different point of view (Hyong-chol’s, Chi-hon’s, Father’s, Mother’s) and how deeply you could feel each character’s pain and trauma 🥺

I gasped at some parts

e.g. when Father went away to be with another woman

and I definitely was not ready for some of the characters 👀

When Mother got a chapter!

I LOVE when a book includes the title in a simple but effective way. This book truly captures the difficulty of family dynamics and how easily we fall into gender roles and stereotypes 🥲

I would absolutely recommend ANYONE to read this story ❤️ Complex and striking, I kept tearing away from it reluctantly 🥲 There are some content warnings which will be attached below!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Miscarriage

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

this book made me. so sad...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Cancer, Animal death, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

mkm95's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely love this book. It made me feel and think so many different things, I certainly cried a lot through this novel. The exploration of motherhood, womanhood, familial relationships, and many other topics is haunting and painful and beautiful. The changes in narration and point of view are enlightening and frustrating and fascinating in equal turns. One of my favorite novels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Grief