Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

30 reviews

holliesatchell's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

farrahgarland's review

hopeful reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Drug use, Blood, and Suicide attempt

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

2.0

Average - decent depictions of mental illness, but an unrealistic “recovery” arc for the main character which relied heavily on him having a crush on a girl in the psych ward with him? All in all mid-tier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Self harm, Suicide, Drug use, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Outing, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kimrice992's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Drug use, and Fatphobia

kitkatgeorgie's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Transphobia, Death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kkshaye's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Moderate: Self harm and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

charlotteschapter's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide

_gabi_'s review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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: Sexual content, Addiction, Eating disorder, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

bookmark3brodi's review

reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

limp_lettuce's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

1.0

This is a book that imo oversimplified mental health and also aged poorly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Self harm