Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

De fazantenmoordenaars by Jussi Adler-Olsen

5 reviews

nicholegarza's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

rosiezcalle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kmpuzzled's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Classism

nila's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

chelseakasten's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Overall I liked the writing, but the violent and graphic narrative was overwhelming at points. I have read a lot of these types of books, and this was much more intense than Harry Hole, Armand Gamache, or even the first Department Q book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Violence