Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Das Beste sind die Augen by Monika Kim

84 reviews

swamp__hag's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

cloverandmoss's review against another edition

4.5

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Abandonment

stonesq's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Racism

nation_1996's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Stalking

rene_reads02's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

errie's review against another edition

3.0

dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

lemonsaurus's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting

rachaelwho's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Eh. Belabored a bit. Might make a fun movie, American Psycho style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia

sol_journal's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

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Posted to: Goodreads and The Storygraph
Posted on: 25 October 2024

3.5 (rounded up to 4) out of 5 stars.

Full review to come. I literally just finished the last page though and must drop my initial thoughts. 
This book was a horror in such a good way. I cringed and I tried to cover up the words while reading the gory bits. I *felt* Ji-won’s rage and kind of hate we were taken along the roller coaster of deaths and devours only because I realized I’m more squeamish than I thought. Still, I absolutely will be here whenever Monika Kim releases another book! There was something just wickedly gruesome and terrible about this that didn’t allow me to put it down. I loved the narrative we got to follow, loved the descent and the twists and the ending. Loved loved *loved* this little terror of a novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Medical content

adiajamille's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Took a minute to get going, but once it did, IT. DID. I especially liked the ending. I thought there was going to be a drastic shift, but there wasn’t, so I loved that. And I loved that final couple sentences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail