Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

7 reviews

tinny's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-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

2.75

A non traditional female protagonist, food and industry commentary, a bittersweet after taste...these are all things I love and things this book has in spades. However, I didn't love this book! Maybe it was the odd pacing (lagging in the middle and sudden tension at the end ) or that I felt the main character's choices at the end didn't make any sense. Dorothy throughout the book has demonstrated extreme control over herself. The character Emma disappears for most of the book and suddenly reappears to play a key role at the end. This book makes little narrative sense to me unless I read it as a tale about a woman self destructing [ which I think defeats my perceived purpose of the book: a woman's undying strength to be herself and to be uncompromising ] .

Good prose though, had some witty moments with cultural insights. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

beeword's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Definitely an interesting read. It took me longer to finish than a typical 250 page book and I think there were a couple of factors at play. 
1. The main character doesn't experience a lot of emotions, which are usually what really invest me in a story. 
2. The main character is a gourmand, and her tastes are far richer than what I'm familiar with. Many of the author's analogies and invocations use dishes or wines that my nugget-loving palette cannot comprehend. 
I was keenly aware that I was missing out on nuanced portions that a more informed foodie could probably grasp with ease. 
That being said, I loved this refined take on a female psychopath, and how unapologetically she was written. 
If you want an FMC who is incredibly intelligent, driven, sexual, and pretentious, this book is for you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

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

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The last 25% of the book was very gripping and intriguing. Unfortunately most of the book had me checking my progress and seeing if it was over yet. Im usually a sucker for a gruesome murder which this book technically delivers but, the descriptions of literally anything and everything take up most of the book. Its almost repetitive and it took a lot of self control not to skim the book. Plus the amount of times Dorothy was just like "oh yeah this happened anyways back to this food" was annoying as fuck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

_sawdust's review

funny mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

boglord's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Incest, and Antisemitism