Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

85 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, and War

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

waqupi's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

grboph's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

I am very glad I read this book. While I did find large parts of it boring, since I have never been much of a fan of books without a lot of plot or character development, I really enjoyed the deep dives into each of the characters' histories and all of the messages contained in the story. I really liked how time and mental illness played a large role (especially since mental illness was something that was so stigmatized at the time this book was published) and I think it also has a lot of valuable things to say about the role of women in society, especially in relation to the roles of men. I also loved that since there was a very slow pace and no real plot, we got to spend a lot of time with each character and really find out what makes them tick, even if they only played a very minor role in the actual events of the story. Because of these things, I gave the book a fairly high rating even though I tend to prefer books that are faster-paced than this one and have more of a plot. Still, I am very happy to have read it and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for something introspective or philosophical to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and War

Minor: Misogyny and Suicidal thoughts

One of the main plot points in this book is how one character (a World War I veteran) undergoes a failed psychiatric treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and hallucinations and then commits suicide when people come to take him to a psychiatric hospital. There is also some general misogyny and racism (which were widespread in society during the time in which this book is set) and several mentions of British imperialism and the colonization of India.

erinbarton's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness

giuliana_ferrari's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Racism

kathabooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

heini's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Colonisation

littlefish's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

celesteisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Senza che sia successo nulla, mi ha immersa completamente e mi sono sentita trasportata in una miriade di istanti, di vite, di complessità: mi sento così arricchita, così piena di vita e di dolore.
Non riesco neppure a immaginare quanto possa essere meraviglioso in lingua originale. Sicuramente una rilettura necessaria.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, and Mental illness

jessclarke's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, and Mental illness