Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

1922 by Stephen King

4 reviews

danicat2's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

debhawkins's review

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, and Pregnancy

immaculori's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Cursing, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Mental illness

michelles_book_nook's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

⚠️ TW: murder, animal abuse, mental illness, suicide ⚠️ This may be an unpopular opinion review so buckle up.. This novella follows Wilfred James a farmer from Nebraska who lives with his wife, Arlette, and son, Henry. However this isn't a happy story. Arlette isn't happy in Nebraska and wants to sell up and move to open a dress shop but Wilfred isn't happy with this and decides the only way to settle this is by murdering his wife with the help of his son. And despite Wilfred thinking that will solve all of his problems he is sorely mistaken and things can only get worse. Unfortunately this one didn't hit the mark for me. I really didn't like any of the characters however I did somewhat feel sorry for Henry. So to break down the characters.. Wilfred was a 'stuck in his ways', misogynistic, horrible man who decided to destroy his family to get his own way. Arlette wasn't much better and had a grossly vulgar personality and clearly only cared for herself and money. And finally, Henry was so easily lead even though I did really feel sorry for him. The only reason I gave this two stars is because it was a quick read and I can see why others would like it and I did enjoy the unreliable narration that allowed you to draw your own conclusions and opinions about the family but other than that it just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Suicide