Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by Marieke Nijkamp

3 reviews

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Ableism, and Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Body shaming, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Ableism, Abandonment, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Deadnaming, Ableism, Transphobia, and Dementia

wordswitwonder's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this collection. It was nice to see so many own voices stories. Disability was portrayed in many ways throughout this collection and within many genres, ranging from sci-fi to slice of life. You'll see everything from physical disabilities to debilitating mental health conditions. The stories are also diverse in race, culture, and gender identity, and a few of the stories specifically discuss the intersectionality between those topics. A couple of the stories were slightly too abstract for my liking, but I do tend to take things literally. Overall, I definitely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: War

Minor: Ableism

sarah984's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

The quality of the stories in this anthology was really uneven - the good stories were excellent, but the bad stories were so bad that I struggled to finish them. Many of the stories felt really juvenile, even for YA, and a lot of the fantasy/sci-fi stories had pretty weak world building. I would probably still recommend based on the quality of the best stories in it, but get it from the library.

Top faves: THE LEAP AND THE FALL by Kayla Whaley, A CURSE, A KINDNESS by Corinne Duyvis

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia, Transphobia, and Deadnaming