Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Миссис Марч by Virginia Feito

23 reviews

jadew2000's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

smalika's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

304 delightful pages of a woman’s unraveling. the pace was slow and a sometimes felt deeply confusing, but i think that was intended. i wanted more about the son, Jonathan. sometimes it felt overly confusing and fever-dream like with not enough reality check-ins to have the reader feel cared for. very uncertain of time period? i find myself with so many questions about her mental health, and childhood experiences. it just felt like there were some holes. but the writing style worked for me - haunting and detail rich. can definitely see it working well as a streaming service original series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jen_again's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

Mrs March is a really clever, sinister and often disturbing character study which follows the demise and unravelling of our main protagonist. Within the pages of this slow burning literary psychological suspense novel we see Mrs March be slowly consumed by paranoia which bleeds into every moment of her being.

Feito cleverly plays with the unreliable narrator and unlikable character tropes which leads to a crawling, creeping sense of unease all the way through. Full of dramatic moments of puzzlement and deeply unsettling flashes of questioning, it is quite easy to feel Mrs March's paranoia encroaching on your own thoughts.

I switched between the eBook and audiobook and would definitely recommend the eBook over the audiobook. Unfortunately I felt some of the suspense was lost due to a quite monotone narration.

A slow burning, disturbing psychological character study for Shirley Jackson fans which will keep you questioning until the very last line.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

wilmawillis's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

alexapalomo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

tamara_joy's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

A sort of off-kilter, uncomfortable book.  Which is what it is supposed to be, but didn't make for an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcohol

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis