Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

165 reviews

bizupto's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, and Suicide

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

I sobbed through this whole book. It is so sweet and sad and hopeful. I really did love it but OOOOOF.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Child death, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident

askirmishofwit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

This book felt like what would happen if Dead Like Me and The Good Place were mixed together and then served with a side-order of sentimentality. Which is to say I really loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Animal death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, and Infidelity

spookyiggy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Chronic illness, Animal death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

augustar14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

You have to read more than the first chapter or two of this book to say you really gave it a try. Wallace, simply put, was a horrible person. He wasn't nice to anyone, nor did he care about those around him, yet he's surprised and angry when no one shows up to his funeral. He has unfinished business; he can't be dead. But, he is, and now he's off to the ferryman's place, where he must stay until he's ready to pass over. But he won't be happy about it, nor will he let the ferryman in, no matter how nice the guy might be, or attractive, or how wonderful his tea is...
A beautifully written story about life, but particularly what comes after. How we cope with the impact our lives had on others, and how grief impacts each person differently. About letting go, holding on, and the steps in between. You won't love Wallace at first, but by the end I think you might feel differently. I certainly did. And it's probably worth keeping a tissue box nearby.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Cursing, Mental illness, Abandonment, Suicide, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and War

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, and Suicide

bookishmelissaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Child death, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Animal death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

lil_elfy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

It huuuuuuuuurrrrt it’s so sweet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

beckcatbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

TJ Klune never misses! 😭 This tender, beautiful, hilarious, haunting book is just everything. It deals with heavy topics of grief and death in such a sensitive, moving, and deeply human way. It is also so much goddamn funnier than it has any right to be 😂 A masterpiece!! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Murder, Homophobia, and Violence