Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

5 reviews

smolfem's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Medical content, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

traa's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Dementia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Murder, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cancer, Fatphobia, Violence, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

iheartmuseums's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

I loved the short chapters and switching between the two main characters, worked so well. Such a creepy weird horror, not explicit or gory but like you are spooked by it and it feels like someone is reading over your shoulder. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction

lizardgod's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

• 'I loved this book up until the last chapters. I had so many  hypotheses of what could be happening and was hanging on to each page...when it ended.  
  There was no mention again of the neighbor living in their walls (or if it even happened), if they were actually being haunted, what happens with their relationship, and even if it was a metaphor for their marriage. 
  The ending felt rushed and 'up to interpretation' consequently making it seem sloppy and unfinished. I finished the book with more confusion than when I started, and no, not in a 'wow what just happened' way.'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

mateoj's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.75

could not stand the writing style I'm sorry. also, you know that post that's like "why didn't the people in twin peaks just move"? yeah. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Suicide attempt