Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

5 reviews

cats33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

A book about grief and the ways that we learn that the people we loved aren’t always who we thought they were. A tough read that was slow to start but ended beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

dododenise's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was strikingly beautiful. I didn’t expect to be taken by it like I did. The book masterfully took me along the journey of Marin’s emotions and I could feel so much with her.
The characters and their relationships were incredibly thought through and every detail seemed to work together. I’m so impressed by the execution of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

decie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

3.75

i have no idea how to rate this. it's beautifully written but unrelentingly sad. even the happy parts are sad. I didn't enjoy it, but DAMN. wasn't in the mood to sob. if you are, this is your book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

pickingweeds's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Read this right after finishing "Hold Still". Both are similar thematically, revolving around a girl dealing with a loved one's death. This book is more about familial love, and whether you truly know who your family members are. I enjoyed how Marin and Mabel's interactions were written, and how they evidently care so much about the other. The emotional beats and Marin's internal monologue were poignant but impactful with their clarity and accuracy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis