Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

36 reviews

heini's review against another edition

Joka päivä laiturilla 5 on viihdyttävä ja nopeasti luettava teos, jossa pilkistetään erilaisten ihmisten arkeen. Heitä yhdistävä tekijä on aluksi vain päivittäinen matka aamujunassa ja lopulta usko muihin ihmisiin, luottamukseen ja jakamiseen. Hahmot jäivät hiukan yksinkertaisiksi, mutta sellaisenaankin sopivat kirjan tarinaan ja olivat mielenkiintoisia.

Tätä kuvaillaan kannessa "Hyvän mielen tarinaksi", mutta alku oli rankkaa luettavaa. Jokaisen arjessa tapahtuvia kauheita, ikäviä, surullisia, julmia asioita tykitettiin lukijalle viiden eri kertojan näkökulmasta. 

Teinitytön alastonkuvien jakaminen ja kiusaaminen, kontrolloiva ja stalkkaava poikaystävä, päivittäin kuoleman ja kuoleman pelon keskellä työskenteleminen, rahahuolet ja tuntemansa elämäntavan ja parisuhteen romahtaminen, työpaikkakiusaaminen, työttömyys ja työuran päättyminen ikäsyrjintään, (väkivaltainenkin) rasismi ja homofobia, läheisen alzhaimer....

  Mutta kaikesta selvittiin. Hyvä mieli? Ei. Liikaa ja liian realistisia kamppailuja, jotka maagisesti ratkesivat loppua kohden. 

Selvisivätpähän kuitenkin ja yhdessä pystymme parempaan jne. mutta en lähtisi korostamaan sitä hyvän mielen tarinana. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Gaslighting, and Police brutality

ee1000's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

An absolutely lovely hug of a novel about a group of people brought together by their morning commute and the relationships they build that change their lives. 

I loved this book! I giggled, I cried, and I absolutely flew through this book. The cast of characters was absolutely delightful. I loved how their stories wove together, how everyone worked together to build each other up and be the best versions of themselves. There’s truly not a bad POV in the book and I just adored how organically the relationships evolved. 

If you’re looking for a heartwarming book filled with triumph, this is for you! (Mind the content warnings though as some characters do go through some struggles!)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Dementia, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

ivi_reads_books's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

A feel good read with loveable and funny characters. If you're the type of person who makes up stories about strangers who you keep running into, you'll be able to relate to this book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia and Cancer

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

sandysmith's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

It's a truly heartwarming read. Centred around eccentric Iona, a magazine agony aunt and her daily commute with her dog Lulu, a lesbian feminist in love with her wife Bea. An incident involving a grape and a passenger nearly choking brings together an unlikely very different bunch of people, Piers, a man who works in the city, Sanjay a male nurse who has panic attacks, Martha a school girl being bullied, Emmie a young woman working in PR with a perfect fiance, and David a property lawyer. Interweaving stories crafted wonderfully. Iona at the helm, comforting and counselling her unlikely friends through their various issue's. You invest and want the best outcones for them all. A really comfortable, easy reading, loveable, brilliant book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

frannook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Darling, what's the point of being alive if you go through life unnoticed, without standing out and making waves?
[...]
They want us to be small, so we have to stand tall.
They want us to be invisible, so we have to be seen.
They want us to be silent, so we have to be heard.
They want us to surrender, so we have to fight.

The only way to be guaranteed a failure is not to try.

I'd love to have a gay eccentric I-don't-care-what-anyone-says aunt like Iona, that's who I want/hope to be when I'm 50+ years old!

More thoughts to come soon...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

Minor: Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

rad_reads_123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Sexual content, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, and Cancer

cheeseolive's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Delightful!! I couldn’t put this book down.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Bullying, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Infidelity

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Bullying, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, and Alcohol

olive21's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Stalking, and Cancer

Minor: Homophobia