Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Das Beste sind die Augen by Monika Kim

84 reviews

shay43geek's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship

jaedia's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

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, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking

eerieehobbit's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

ivywwx's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking

uniquelymace's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

darkdahlia9's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I just- what the fuck Jesus Christ I loved this book 

This is EVERYTHING I want body horror to be and more and I genuinely feel like I can’t review more than that without spoilers y’all gotta read this shit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

withali's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The synapsis tells you the plot, but this is really about diving into racism, sexism, social classes, and many other hateful practices that our society is built on in the USA. The direct call outs on behaviors and stereotypes of men are great discussion pieces on their own and I think this would make a great book club pick. Though, it is not for the faint of heart.
(also FINALLY a revenge story that doesn't start with r*pe)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol

The gore bits, especially related to the eyes, are detailed.

orasmis's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of the creators I watch on YouTube got this as an arc and they made it some so fascinating I had to go and get a copy of it myself. I was intrigued by the plot and I decided I had to read it. When I got approved for it I was beyond happy and jumped right in.

I loved this book. I loved loved loved this book. Ji-won is a fascinating main character. You really get to know her over the course of the book and get a very intimate look at her life, both inner and outer. I love her relationship with her family. Especially with her sister. I ended up deeply caring for every member of this family by the end of the book. Except George. George is absolutely terrible and I hated him but you’re supposed to.

The atmosphere in here was horrible in a good way. There is such a sense of creeping dread in the entire book and it ramps up so slowly that I was on the edge of my seat for the entire read.

The writing in this was absolutely beautiful. Some of the best lines I’ve ever read were in this book. And while the writing is beautiful some of the scenes were downright disgusting (again in a good way). The way that things were described made me ill at several points but I just couldn’t put this down.


Even though I loved this and I’m giving it 5 stars I 100% don’t recommend this for everyone. It’s chock full of very disturbing and graphic content. Please check trigger warnings before you read to make sure you can handle it. With that said this was amazing and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Stalking, Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Alcohol

rrrose's review against another edition

4.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking

cavernism's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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When college student Ji-Won's father leaves, it sends shockwaves through her and her family's life. As she navigates infuriating new relationships with white men, she starts having unsettling dreams and cravings for eyes that start bleeding into reality. It's hard to say what's more unsettling - the body horror, or the rage-inducing behavior of the entitled, fetishizing, and manipulative two white men in Ji-Won's life. The relationships between Ji-Won and her mother and sister were well realized, and the tension keeps ratcheting up throughout. The chapters are short and tense, making this a compelling read. There were times when the rage at whiteness and male entitlement became more soapbox statements than naturally interwoven into the story, and I wish the author had trusted the reader to make the connections and realizations for themself. Similarly, the men were so over the top villainous that it detracted from the message. It felt like a first novel - but one with enough going for it that I'm excited to see what the author does next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship