Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Zugvögel by Charlotte McConaghy

30 reviews

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

lyndsrj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment

mwhite0226's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Death, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Blood

lak98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

alsndra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death

augustpeach_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness

magpie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Death

mimsterzoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Compelling story, outstanding character development, heart wrenching, informative and ultimately hopeful. A profound wakeup call on human and worldly levels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Miscarriage

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

Very relatable characters. Living life with a cause. Indomitable spirit. Overcoming hardship/trauma. Finding hope amidst anguish.

obviousidentity's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Blood, Murder, Grief, Animal death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Sexual assault

corriejn's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really, really hated this book. It was a gradual but very steady decline from being into it at the start, and just hating it more and more through the entire thing, right up until the end. I did not like the main character (or many of the other characters, for that matter). I hated the really creepy AF main romantic relationship. I hated how many things the author got wildly wrong about wildlife research and conservation (like things that were pretty egregious and would have been super simple to just google). I hated the whole storyline. I hated how predictable some of the things were, that the author tried to keep mysterious throughout the book and reveal later. 

I do get why some people might like this book. They're just wrong. (Sorry, but did I mention I really really hate it?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Car accident, Grief, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide