Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

4 reviews

alexalily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Dementia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Classism, and Cultural appropriation

glitterhobbit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

3.0

*Contains Spoilers!*

Honestly not sure how I feel about this book. Very dark and disturbing, and not what I expected at all. The novel meandered a lot and the ending felt abrupt. Be warned that this contains a graphic depiction of rape. (Part of the reason why I’m struggling with how to feel about this book. Really hated that part and it was such a shock and so late in the story. Very disturbing. I tried skim-reading it. Ugh.) The novel itself was honestly just unpleasant to read. It was disturbing. 
One thing is for sure though—Karen Russell is really a stunning writer. I mean just a great writer. Her prose is so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

ashareadsbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization

kelsea's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-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: Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Dementia