Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Ward D by Freida McFadden

75 reviews

brittlke's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

Hands down the worst book I have ever read in my life. I love to hate a character but this protagonist is insufferable.  She is a medical student that should immediately be thrown out of med school. I’m so disappointed that, Frieda the author, is a doctor because the way that not only the patients but how mental health in general is treated in this book is abhorrent.  Besides all of that it is just not a good read. Incredibly predictable thriller in a deeply boring way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Forced institutionalization

daydaybookbay's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I rated this book a 9 out of 10. I loved this book. It'sfast-pacedd and keeps you on edge waiting for the next shoe to drop. Although I figured out the twist in the first half, the ride there was so much fun. Will definitely read it again!

Reasons I couldn't give a 10 out of 10 rating is mostly how I predicted the ending. There's only so many twists you can create in a locked psychiatric unit. Also, I feel the mental illnesses are very generalized. There's a lot of diversity in reality, but the depictions here were very Hollywood-esque.

This is my first book by Freida McFadden, but it definitely won't be my last. I have heard many good things about her other novels, so I am super excited to read them in the future as well.

I love how easy it is to throw off the reader. All the characters are in a psych ward, and the main character questions her own sanity from the get-go. Every single person's credibility is demolished since Chapter 1. With no reliable character, there is a wide open playing field for the story to travel. Because of this, the storyline has no clear path, and it's easier to mislead the reader. I love it!

Jade took me by surprise multiple times. Her character was all over the place (obviously).

I do like that there was no redemption arc for her, though. Sometimes, having a bad guy just stay a bad guy is so freaking satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Addiction, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Dementia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Violence

alis143's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

The premise is interesting and I like the plit twists in Freida’s books, but this book is just filled with stigmatizing depictions of mental illnesses and just plain wrong, that I cannot in good conscience give it a good review.

Bipolar disorder doesn’t make you want to kill other people. Scizophrenia doesn’t make you want to kill people. These disorders are more harmful to the patient than the people around them. Cmon. Easy research. Totally inexcusable to write books like this in this day and age.

All in all, the way these patients are talked about gave me the ick.

Plus, the main character is just soooo unbearable. Hated her. I’m starting to see that it’s a pattern with Freida’s books. But the plot is usually so good, I keep on reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Mental illness, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

whitneyfoster's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Confinement

Moderate: Medical content

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use and Dementia

adeavila's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Dementia

azure_ecllpse's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

Thriller aspects were great. Finished this book in two sittings with the way it kept me on the edge of my seat - however, the lousy (arguably harmful) depictions of mental health and even addicts were really off putting.  This is the first book I’ve read by this author as she’s been highly recommended to me by many friends. I do hope to find the rest of her works don’t have the same problem. Mental health stigma is still a very real problem, and fictional portrayals contribute to that stigma so much more than we think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Child abuse, and Ableism

ericanoll11's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Death