Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

7 reviews

sp00kyx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me feel physically sick. Just writing this makes me feel anxious and makes me shake. When I finished it all I wanted to do was to cry, but I couldn’t I just sat there, shaking and feeling nauseous. If you compare the movie to the book, the movie was literally a children’s movie in comparison to the book. The book was so well written and was really immersive. I loved seeing Frank’s thoughts and emotions behind the scenes I had seen in the movie, though I would have loved to have seen April’s point of view as well. Frank was an even bigger asshole than he was in the movie and I felt for April even more. Watching their relationship fall apart with each page was so unnerving (the plan to move to Paris being way less prominent than it was in the movie) and the ending broke my heart into a million pieces. I knew what was coming, but I spent so much time with the characters, especially April and to read what happened to her honestly hurt so bad. It was also so much more descriptive and the aftermath was described so much more vividly, exasperating the pain I felt. By the end all I wanted to do was to scream and cry and punch a wall. I have so many emotions inside of me right now I can’t even put it into words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Body shaming, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Medical content, Blood, and Sexual content

aboo99's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Mental illness

garyosu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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: Abortion, Miscarriage, Blood, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

wondering_hannah88's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abortion

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: War and Child abuse

gabedon's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

lucyembers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

My other favourite piece of fiction. An introspective look into marriage, societal ideals and the position of women in the 1950s. Depicts the frustrations of suburban life in a gritty and honest way- these characters are easily empathised with, even if their actions could be questioned from a moral perspective. Read if you enjoy something that is turbulent, yet set against the mundane nature of married life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship