Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Il mio anno di riposo e oblio by Ottessa Moshfegh, Gioia Guerzoni

77 reviews

jo_lzr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Mental illness, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Excrement

Minor: Abortion and Racism

catrionamayj's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Drug use, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Excrement, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, and Eating disorder

erin_forgie's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

Odd and disturbing 
I literally didn’t like any of the characters, they were all sooo flawed and uninteresting - the main character is the worst. 
Would she be able to do everything she does if she wasn’t white, no. 
And the doctor is awful. She reminds me of amber heards psychologist 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

florareim's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Vomit, Abortion, Addiction, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

tashmachin's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

It would have been a 4 star had it not been for the ending which I found rushed and predictable 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Terminal illness

hannibanani29's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Cancer

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Excrement, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Antisemitism, and Abortion

charnyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

4.5 stars! This was a strange pivot from my usual reads. I'm not usually one for unlikeable main characters, though I do enjoy the perspective of a strong woman, this was most certainly the opposite. This book follows a young woman cocooning herself in order to heal, originating from a 19th century treatment referred to as the rest cure. It was simply vicereal, raw and sepulchral. I felt conflicted, alternating between sympathising with her and despising her. The tone of the book perfectly encapsulates the unstable mind we are peering into.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Cancer, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

lauren176's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicide, Mental illness, War, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Addiction, and Eating disorder

kashby's review against another edition

dark funny reflective

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Addiction, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Abortion, and Alcohol