Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

3 reviews

rachelchloe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

g_for_gem_and_the_colour_green's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit

Major character death by suicide. Scene of an attempted sexual assault, with sexual harassment. The slur "w**" is used several times by racist white people against Italian-Australians. Teenage pregnancy - the protagonist's mother had her at seventeen - is a major element of the plot.