Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

4 reviews

justmys's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A good read. I felt the pacing sort of slump in the middle and then race through the trial a little but overall it was a decent book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Classism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Racism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Car accident, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Cancer, Hate crime, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Bullying, Murder, Child death, Stalking, Misogyny, and Racism

jennay's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-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? N/A

3.5

The book was well read/written, so it was nice to listen to the journey... but I wasn't impressed with the ending... 

the ending was a bit weak and predictable, was hoping for more of a twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Addiction, Classism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kyleighf's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I cannot believe that I have ever rated a book 5 stars before reading this one. This is it, this is the 5 star book. 
The story does not tell, it shows. You feel pain, suffering, sadness etched into every word, every detail. Everything about it was good from beginning to end. Every time I picked it up, I could not put it down. 
There were many times I got choked-up and teary-eyed just from what was happening. Plus, the characters were all very 3D, loveable, hateable, relatable, all of it. It made me feel things at every chapter.
It is also fast-paced and easy to get through. No point did it feel like it dragged on too long and the non-linear timeline made it flow even better surprisingly.
This may be my favorite book, it is, in essence, exactly as a story should be.
Engaging, emotional, satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Infertility, Mental illness, and Self harm

camoo3032's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The imagery is incredibly beautiful and worth reading for that alone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, War, Infertility, Blood, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis