Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

19 reviews

benegesserwitch's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Dementia, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Medical trauma, Excrement, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

I actually liked this a lot. Charlie's journey is inspiring! Damn, what happened was mad. I mean, he started as mentally challenged and ended the same way. Amazing! I mean, his dream of becoming smart happened, but it's not as glittery as he thought.

Remembering a lot of painful memories sucked. There's a reason why the unconscious is there to help us cope with life's greatest challenges. Being knowledgeable has its perks and curses. 

Experiments may be magical, but not an assurance of permanence. It's like being sharp, but we need to maintain it in our own way. 

Algernon! You're a great metaphor! 

I will never forget this story. 

Thank you, Daniel✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Gaslighting, Ableism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

charliebites's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Animal death

Minor: Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Dementia

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Ableism, Confinement, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Excrement, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

greysux's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Of course heartbreaking. Of course beautiful. This book is everything. I wish I could hug Charlie and be there every moment he was tormented. I know he wishes he could too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Abandonment, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Dementia, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

chickpeawagon's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Bullying, Excrement, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death

adamjeffson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

Moderate: Dementia

jeremie'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Parts of this definitely teeter on being just misery for misery’s sake which is to its detriment, but I’m too taken by Charlie as a protagonist to rate it any lower.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Dementia

ky001113's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Dementia

Minor: Animal death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Confinement

minxtte's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual content, Dementia, Animal death, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse