Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

1035 reviews

gebevafaye's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

0.25

Truly the most tedious, fluffy, ridiculous book I’ve ever read. I really wanted to like it, I read it all. But seriously so slow, too long and in essence just misery porn.

Jude as the main character is so frustrating. He is always a bad friend, a bad partner, a bad person and everyone allows him to be. He’s an addict to his trauma and everyone enables him. And don’t even get me started on the misleading synopsis. None of the so-called friends are mentioned after the first fourth of the book. 

The fact that I had to list like 50 trigger warnings with no real payoff is concerning.

I didn't find anything about this book appealing and I would not recommend it to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Car accident, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, and Chronic illness

kseibold's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Bullying, Medical trauma, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, Biphobia, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Confinement, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Homophobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

sydmat03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

phenomenal. hanya ate and left no crumbs. nothing else

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

parkerjm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Ableism, Blood, Addiction, and Alcohol

featherinthewind's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can’t. Actually. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Vomit, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Ableism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

sahnve's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Vomit

jacobandthefrogs's review against another edition

Just actual torture, I truly don’t know what would make her write this book but I hope she has been able to heal from it because I don’t think I will

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, Death, Ableism, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Suicide attempt, Racism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Outing, Homophobia, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria

ellieg2604's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

Words can't even describe how this book made me feel. It is so emotional and so moving. My heart was broken for this boy who has suffered so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Adult/minor relationship

froggie022's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Torture, Chronic illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Suicide, Death of parent, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

emtaydez's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So beautifully written, but oh so sad. It was both traumatic and healing, devastating but hopeful. It gives so many perspectives, so many insights. As traumatized as I am from the book, I also feel I have grown and healed from it, too. 

PLEASE check trigger warnings before reading. It is a HEAVY and DIFFICULT read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Car accident, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence