Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

68 reviews

verrongo's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Self harm, Animal death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Drug abuse

theatrejoel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, and Animal death

warlockdorian's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

1.0

This book is trying too hard to be quotable, mental health is romanticised, and the story is appropriating an "aesthetic" to committing suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Vomit

pattyreader's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

1.0

A disappointing book, there is no character development but lots of repetitive writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

a99's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

If Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield was a book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Drug abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Mental illness, Self harm, Drug use, Gaslighting, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Terminal illness

hgoulding's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

rosebizzell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

This is probably one of the best books I have ever read for my own personal reasons.

I relate to this so deeply and it really does give you a different outlook on life and change your perspective on a lot of things

I always wondered about who I could’ve been if I had just made a few different choices and this story allows me to experience that through someone else

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

aurora_something's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, and Vomit

emhunsber's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful fast-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

5.0

Haig writes into words the despair of depression, followed by the persistence of hope, all with a main character whose wit and humor shows through even at her most despairing. In his philosophical approach to finding a will to live, Haig does not fall prey to the quick fix cure of "just try to be happy," but instead walks a delicate line of balancing situational depression and mindful changes in perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Self harm, and Stalking