Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

3 reviews

kaydot's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

So dark, so sexy, so unhinged 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Suicide

laurahartfield's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Mental illness, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Self harm, Animal death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

capacitorofflux's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

The character of Violet reminded me a lot of Indigo from “The Last Tale of The Flower Bride” which reads similarly to this. Despite being a short book, most of the first half or even the first 2/3 seems unnecessary.

A chilling, mad tale based on a real life event.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Blood, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content