Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

31 reviews

isirla's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book. This book made me laugh. It made me cry. It made me so angry. And it made me feel peaceful at times. Some parts didn't age well. But I could see past it. After seeing the movie starring a young Jack Nicholson at least three times, I knew I needed the experience the book could bring. And it didn't disappoint!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Suicide, Confinement, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Misogyny, Drug use, Racism, Death, Dementia, and Incest

lidia7's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

disappointing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Dementia, Body shaming, and Alcohol

traingossip's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexism, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Ableism

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Confinement, and Eating disorder

nooni56's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Self harm, and Suicide

te_m's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs

tonyrig's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Suicide, Death, Racism, and Self harm

goldenslug's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual violence

asmodeous's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Most of the time when I connect with a book I feel like I leave a piece of my soul with it when I finish. This book I feel like I got a new piece, it is not a piece that I necessarily want but this book still gave it to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Alcohol, Confinement, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Ableism

Minor: Misogyny, Self harm, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kcheyne's review

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Genocide, Suicide, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt