Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

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

77 reviews

tsnhjhn's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.0

that was a journey.

first, narrator was so incredibly unlikeable and privileged but she was aware of it and accepted it so that was kinda a lil refreshing to read even tho it did get annoying at times.

also i actually liked reva even tho she was whiny and annoying in the narrators eyes, she grew on me
this book is def a clear satire and i ended up enjoying most of it even tho it was repetitive; it was also v funny—the narrator’s selfish thoughts and dr tuttle’s clear inability to be a therapist.

however, even tho ik it is a satire of privileged rich white women, the use of slurs and weird racist stereotypes just left a bad taste in my mouth. also some of the things she did were just too much for me like reva truly did try so hard for her so it only makes sense that she wouldn’t after the narrator

has her rebirth moment

also

reva’s ending :(( i knew as soon as she started working at the twin towers in 2001 but i was most surprised to see that the narrator actually cared. actually it’s quite sad that the narrator ended a year of grieving for her parents, for the loss of her relationship w trevor, only to lose reva

overall though, the writing was gorgeous, the humor was brilliant, the narrators depression was accurately represented, and the book was easy to read after a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism, Ableism, and Abortion

marianneiriss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

bizarre in every way but i kind of loved it all the same

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug use, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Cursing, Grief, Classism, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Racism

freyanjani's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

people either hate or love this book and i think i merely float in the space between; the place where i understood it (her) completely. i read this in the perfect state of mind, as in im exactly in the place she’s in. it’s a gory depiction of femininity and a beautiful description of aloof insanity. proceed with caution if you want to delve into this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Abortion, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming

g_monaghan's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

1.75

Interesting concept, dark humour and an obsession with embracing oblivion.

I would rate this book higher if it was not incredibly triggering for mental illness and ED

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

clxxre's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

ardour's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Violence, and Hate crime

Minor: Toxic relationship

lucymh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

If you have any sensitivities towards drug use do. not. read.

taylorroseship's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

aliciamenday's review against another edition

dark funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

if 2014 tumblr was a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Medical content, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Suicide, Body shaming, Excrement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism and Pregnancy

dparker1231's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

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