Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

8 reviews

foxclcves's review

dark mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

annaonthepage's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this right up to the end, which is cut mercilessly short. I feel a bit cheated by the story ending where it does. It doesn't sit right with the incredible build-up that's been crafted to that point. Otherwise this is a stunningly atmospheric gothic ghost story that doesn't shy away from darkness and ambiguity. I was really invested in Abby as a character and her journey.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

violerwolf's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.25

Gorgeous art style, gorgeous writing, absolutely do not understand the ending and I don’t think I ever will. And I think I have to be okay with that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Suicide, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, and Death

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Misogyny

tussenlettersin's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

I feel like Emily Carroll is well versed in writing these kinds of endings which are infuriatingly confusing. Infuriatingly, because they fit the feeling of estrangement, yearning and sad fear so damn well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, and Mental illness

casdelvo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ma_bster's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

Emily Carroll's style is so distinctive and gorgeous - there are some pages that I could stare at for hours and keep finding something new.

The ending is so abrupt at first I felt cheated, but after sitting with it, I love that it's ambiguous. Who's to know who's telling the truth? Does it really matter by the end? What IS truth? This graphic novel is going to leave my thinking for a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Pregnancy

tasig's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Drawings are gorgeous, sucks you in, twist at the end…. But too sad and scary for me personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Body horror, Suicide, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Murder