Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

7 reviews

theminnesotawitch's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A book about the horrors of the vietnam war. It's very reflective and beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Colonisation, Drug use, War, Grief, Gore, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Suicide

brotestantethic's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

(Reread.) I read this mainly because I knew I wanted a good book, and I wanted to know if it’s held up since I was 17. It has. O’Brien has an imaginative and unique literary voice that sticks with you and influences the way you see the world. His magical realism—both hidden and self aware, to the point where you’ll never know where he’s going—makes this one of the most completing reads of all time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, War, and Gun violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Animal cruelty

serenity_by_jan's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Well-written reflection on the experience and consequences of war. The writing style is rather flowery and can be verbose at times, but overall it was a good read. although it is a compilation of “war stories“, it is very centralized around characters and their relationships with one another and themselves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Violence, War, Gun violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

huddlekay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a Beautifully written picture of a horrible time in History. O'Brien's storytelling is unique and fantastic. Beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Torture, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and War

annabel_english's review

dark funny reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and War

ahaines18's review

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and War

0701mango's review

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, War, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing