Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

63 reviews

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I wanted to like this, but I generally don't like YA contemporary, and once all the weird/magic/superhero stuff is confined to brief glimpses and chapter headings, it leaves an interestingly framed YA contemporary novel where crushes, school dances, and ongoing parental neglect are the big stakes. I'm not interested in those stakes, but if you are then this might work for you. The depiction of OCD was realistic in a way that might be triggering for anyone else who has it, including a lot of ideation. I haven't read anything else I can recall with such a realistic portrayal of this condition, so I liked that inclusion, but that wasn't enough to hold my interest (especially when that started getting stressful for me). It has a very irreverent tone which is used for everything from crush woes to discussions of current and past trauma, so please check the CWs before proceeding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit

cateemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

rayne_1906's review

emotional 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

I adore the concept of this book. In typical YA fantasy, you never stop to think about all the people that the book is NOT about. This subverts that, and focuses on ordinary teenagers trying to live ordinary lives, in a world that is slightly more fantastical than our own. I like the focus on mental health, and the discussions of recovery. I also liked the representation of parental relationships, where there are a lot of problems between parent and child, without it being the typical, 'awful' relationship that is seen very often - there isn't anything wrong with this, but it was a refreshing change to see a different perspective. Overall, I really liked this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Car accident

grace_alice's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective 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: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

ranjanireviewsreads's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

You will find a surprisingly heartfelt story amidst the witty writing and unique plot. A ripe coming-of-age story that makes me ache because of its realism. Also one of the most honest, true-to-life descriptions of OCD I've ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content

ezrantheherb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

I keep falling in love with Ness's characters and the ways they love one another.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism and Dementia

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder

spotkidsprout's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

gofortori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

A cute, quick read. Lots of rep: WOC, gay & bi MCs, eating disorders, mental illness maintenance. 

Love the idea of telling the stories of the “regular kids” in the background of a Chosen One’s adventure. World-building was a bit lacking.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Outing

chiya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, and Alcohol