Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

23 reviews

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

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

3.75

The book discusses and explores the meaning of time. 

💫I liked the plot and talked about the cons of being immortal through the centuries. 
💫The book was east to read and the layout was interesting..switching from the past to the future. 

📈I lost interest most times..I also felt that the author added the plot twist to create more drama, which is was good but would have liked more of a build up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

Minor: Cursing and Forced institutionalization

introverted_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder, Grief, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

decilibrary07's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Loved the pacing of the book, but was a bit disappointed with the ending. It felt like the main character's purpose wasn't justified or didn't seem to have a closure. After all the time he was searching for his daughter, they have a reunion but don't seem to try and create a life together instead he creates a life with someone else. Understandabley, they both have lived and been apart for so long. But it would have been more satisfying to have the main character care for his daughter now that they found each other after all the lost time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

mj0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I love Matt Haig. I loved the Midnight Library. Which meant that when I was gifted How To Stop Time, I was eccentric. It seemed like an interesting concept, but I didn't pick it up at the time because, well, i was afraid. After The Midnight Library, I was shook. Haig compiled a beautiful story about mental health, and made me think. Like, truly made me think. Haig is a philosopher, but it is so rare that someone can so artfully put the truths of life into words. How To Stop Time was similar but contemplated a different idea. Loneliness. Sadness. Depression. Manipulation. Vulnerability. And fear. A fear of loving and being loved. But also a fear of being without purpose and fulfilment. This book was a reminder for taking life as it goes. Not being careless, of course, but not getting so caught up about the past or the future for you to forget about the present. To stop you taking a leap of faith. To stop holding your breath. To love freely and entirely.
I can't wait for this brilliant novel to be turned into a movie (apparently starring Benedict Cumberbatch), though unfortunately, it's 2022 and it was first pitched to be a movie in 2017. So will we get a movie adaptation? I don't know. But I really, really hope so. 
Though I don't think you can ever express this kind of novel in a movie in a way it does it justice.
I highly recommend, to all types of readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction, Acephobia/Arophobia, Drug use, Cursing, Colonisation, and Alcohol

lemonandlime's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and Chronic illness

bookcentipede's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, and Cursing

summerleighann7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

jude7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Homophobia

meetmeinthebookstore's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Mental illness