Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

28 reviews

tashtash93's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

Knocked me for all the loops in the best possible ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Classism, Death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Slavery

smoxen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Beautifully written, vivid and bittersweet, surprising. A sensitive exploration of grief and friendship. Interesting and respectful use of both Navajo stories and culture and Hoodoo (Rootwork) that made me want to learn more. Even the acknowledgments were lovely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Mental illness

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

A story in verse is one that is hard to love. Many times the connection between reader and character is dampened by what remains unsaid. Even though we don't actually know who Moth and Sani are, we know the core of them. Some poems didn't work for me independently, as I don't have the connection to culture or experience that the characters do, but they all worked together and kept me invested anyways. At its core this tale is about grief and growth.

Sometimes you are holding onto something so tightly that the only choice is to learn how to let go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism and Violence

percyvale's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Death

amberlfaris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

starla_anne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Car accident, Grief, and Death of parent

dvnjii's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Death

Minor: Mental illness

sby616's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Mental illness

aformeracceleratedreader'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

5.0

Holy shit, this book is amazing. I cried and was taken by surprise at the twist at the end. I was just as confused as Moth until everything was explained. I've never read anything from this author, but wow, I need to read more from her 1000%. 
I had no clue what this book was about upon picking it up and didn't know it was in-verse as well. I have nothing bad to say about it.  I think I'll have to reread it again after completing it since I know the ending and how it changes things with the new knowledge.
I will say it could be triggering to some (I was in a pretty serious car accident when I was 18, and the mention/descriptions of the one in the book kind of brought some of the trauma back but not enough for me to stop me from reading or have a negative reaction while reading. it could be different for others) and recommend checking content warnings just in case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts