Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

55 reviews

nad_books623's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.5

This was the most soul sucking and dark book I've ever read. The writing style was so good that I didn't want to put it down, but it was so hard to finish. Dorothy is incredibly insufferable, smart and somewhat self aware. I would say only read this book if you're in a good head space because, of how much detail his book goes into. I originally wanted to rate this book a 4 because, it's nothing I've ever read before and the writing was amazing. I had to knock it down because, of how disgusting this book is and the evil things the main character did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

This book goes into deep detail about murdering people and animals being killed for food.

thenurabh's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-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: Mental illness, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Rape

refrejarator's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

This was a really fun read, however the main character is (due to her nature) someone I find intensely unlikeable. The description is fun and wild, and full of gore and torrid sex. I personally dont enjoy constant discussion of genitals outside of smut, and this book had a lot of reflections on genitalia (but this lines up well with the main character). 
I'm a vegetarian, and this book at least intrigued me with all the meat and recipe talk. Definitely made me hungry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

finnmurphy10's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kayleejanes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark funny informative 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

cj_tatertott's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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

This was a really interesting read, and I did really enjoy the visceral, descriptive writing style. The main character is fascinating, and is both relatable in some aspects and utterly horrifying in others. Good read, both entertaining and darkly philosophical at times. Definitely not for everyone, but I enjoyed it a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Antisemitism

revolutiondeathsquad's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

it was an okay read but I feel like the majority of people will think this book is too pretentious so for that I don't really recommend it. It was a good time though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

fadeddpages's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

saberssoccer21's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury