Reviews tagging Panic attacks/disorders

Veronika decide morir, by Paulo Coelho

15 reviews

dezembrluft's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide attempt and War

xlaurareads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

3.75

it took me a while to get into this book and grasp what it really is about but in the end i really liked it. it gives a lot food for thought and reflection about various topics (e.g. life, love, death, mental health). there's a lot to understand and reflect on in this short book, but that was greatly done by following a relatively clear red thread. I'm not per se okay with what dr. igor does/did in the book but i can see where he was coming from and where he wanted to go. the ending was a bit too loose for me but i still liked it in a way to leave it to one's own imagination

Spoiler

to veronica when she finds out that she won't die too soon and how everything will turn out with eduard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: War

toomuchdog252's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

I would've enjoyed the book more if it focused more on the main character and her development instead of going on about the side characters development, I get that the side characters development helped her develop as a person but would be better if they focused on her more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

anczki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gore, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Islamophobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

ale15sousa's review

dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Did not expect the ending until I got closer to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Torture and War

maryamthehobbit's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

megha_tron_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

geektastically's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

The way mental illness is discussed in this book is not great.

sabbcm's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Confinement, Vomit, Torture, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

lisannelouwerse's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

I'm normally not one to leave written reviews but this was such an interesting story! 

I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho a few months back and I loved it, so when I saw this book I just started reading it right away without looking up what it was about. I mean, I could have guessed from the title, but I was still quite triggered by the beginning of this book. Coelho talks about suicide the same way you and I talk about the weather. However, once used to its style, this book is about so much more than a woman who wants to die. It's about love, self-discovery and spirituality. It's about the norms of our society. And moreover, it gives a small but very important answer to the question: "What's the point of living?". 

I would recommend this book to anyone who feels a bit lost or stuck in their life. This book will definitely give you some food for thought. 

One of my favourite quotes (there are so many) :
 "Madness is the inability to communicate your ideas. It's as if you are in a foreign country able to see and understand everything that's going on around you, but incapable of explaining what you need to know or of being helped, because you don't understand the language they speak there. We've all felt that. And all of us, one way or another, are mad."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders