Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Abyss by Pilar Quintana

8 reviews

skaimml118's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.75

Eu tinha uma noção de qual final estaria me esperando, mesmo assim foi uma mini decepção. Como terminar um livro assim? 

Por motivos pessoais, não foi tão bom ter lido esse livro, num sentido de que me deixou um sentimento de vazio. Infelizmente eu sou muito parecida com a mãe da protagonista, a rinite me acompanha desde a adolescência. Foi uma ótima representação, principalmente pelo ponto de vista ser pelos olhos de uma criança, mas não é uma das melhores situações para estar. 

Dito isso, o livro é incrível, adoro uma leitura direta mas rasa. As nuances estão ali e as interpretações são importantes até pelo POV ser um narrador não confiável, mas num formato de linguagem concisa. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

shankarhere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mirva's review

reflective

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

4.5

This story is masterfully told entirely from the perspective of a young child. The writer captures the inner voice of a child incredibly well, while the world of the adults in the narrator's life is the focus of the story. It's a short, captivating read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

w0rmonastring's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

internationalreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Car accident, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was poignant and emotional. So many moments I had to pause to take in what I was reading. You rarely get a book from a child's perspective, especially with so many dark themes. Claudia witnesses so much without truly comprehending what is going on but she feels it all. As adults I think we take for granted that a child can take in the negative energy without understanding in full what is happening around them. I wanted more at the end...I wanted to know if she was going to be ok...unfortunately this book ends too abruptly for me. Maybe it was meant to leave us hanging but I wish there was more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

goatsrsexy's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

Abyss was a very pretty but melancholy story. Told from the perspective of 8 year old Claudia as she starts to learn about mortality and the fact that her parents are very human and make many mistakes. We are watching Claudia's family through her eyes and seeing how much children take in even when they seem like they're not paying attention. The story to me felt very true to how I felt about things as a child. This was my first Pilar Quintana book, but it won't be the last. Thanks to Netgalley and World Editions for the advanced copy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness

ahnminjim's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence