Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

20 reviews

bessadams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Child death, Blood, Stalking, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

callistabanks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

This book was actually really good. There were a couple of twists, I saw a few of them coming, but the end one got me good. I did not expect that ending at all. It was a wild ride and I loved having it come from the perspective of Anna, she seemed a tad unreliable because of the pills and the alcohol but it made it super interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Stalking, Grief, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

franksreads's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Racism, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

hayleyonjupiter's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship

az_makro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

- fast paced and easy to read writing style with short chapter 
- little bit too much about her drinking, but it showed her mental state clearly  
- good plot twist, I was not expecting (author toyed with readers emotions), - but the ending was not exactly connected to the story, it could have been the ending of any story and you would most likely not expect it
- possible to see into Anna’s thought, through both the writing style and her thoughts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Physical abuse

rissafizzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Physical abuse

beesbookss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Child death, Ableism, Blood, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mithy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Murder, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

hart887's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction

h0lyfool's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

the beginning of the book was interesting but slower than i would have liked. 

it started getting more interesting as the story progressed and kept me wanting to know more.
the ending was surprising and looking back, there were definitely clues scattered throughout the book which is very smart.
dr. anna fox is an intriguing character and while it is sometimes hard to understand her, you ultimately find yourself sympathizing with and rooting for her. 
the unreliable first person narrator is a very clever device to keep the reader guessing what‘s real and what‘s not. 
in the end, an enjoyable book that could have been better in some ways. still recommend it.

And if I don‘t want to die, I‘ve got to start living.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Minor: Child death, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence