Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

12 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

I have no doubt that some of the story went over my head, what stood out most to me (besides the ending,  ofc) was that Leila would rather believe in an apocalypse than that she killed her family

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

doctordonut's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The book has a pretty unique premise, but I wasn’t a big fan of the writing of the book itself. I have never enjoyed first person books, and this one is a prime example of why. It focuses more on the past and the narrator’s thoughts than the current ongoings in the book, showing favoritism to world and character building than the current ongoing plot. 

 It was by no means a bad book, and while it does tackle some heavier topics, none of the descriptions are that graphic like in other books I’ve read. If you’re looking for a more introspective read on mental health, how it’s dealt with, and understanding and acknowledging the perspectives of other people, then this would be a good book for you, it just didn’t tick my boxes when it comes to horror/apocalypse books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Child death, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bowlingforboots's review

fast-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Forced institutionalization

modernhobbitvibes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

Sometimes the real horrors are the stories we tell ourselves along the way. On a less articulate note, what the HELL DID I JUST READ -

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Animal death, and Suicide

CW for discussion/retelling of suicide, harm to children and animals; postpartum depression; self harm (one instance); and the biggest one of all for

unreality and reality warping.

erinreading's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Hard to follow, not a good read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

haleybre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Child death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Confinement, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, Death, Mental illness, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Murder

cheye13's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I was already so intrigued by the premise of this, but it surpassed my expectations. I don't think I was ready for how meta the story would get with discussions of "the narrative." Quickly rocketed to one of my favorite books. It's one of those that I think I'll get more out of with each reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

body horror and gore typical of zombie media; moderate description of implied postpartum depression; repeated reference to instance of mass murder, not in detail; the pandemic/epidemic takes the form of mass hallucination which may be reminiscent of forms of schizophrenia and/or psychosis, but are not literally intended to be depictions of such

aidanactor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely mind blowing. I read it in one sitting and sat in silence for the next 20 minutes wrapping my head around it. It defies every expectation I had going into it, and every genre I could place on it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gun violence, Confinement, Violence, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Infertility

im_a_toothfairy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

I know this book is in, because after listing to it, I was fully sucked in. Questioning if it is real and I am suffering from derealization and don't notice the world around me.  Honestly such a good book and made my brain just go . . . . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

Minor: Violence