Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

28 reviews

au_conn1's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

jenniee_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

I couldn’t really get into the physical copy when I tried reading it, so I ended up listening to it on audio. The writing was alright and the characters were somewhat interesting. Nothing really exciting about it. Just an average read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

gracerice's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

catie_cat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

This story was incredible. It tackles many difficult topics and subjects in a way I found to be refreshing. The characters are relatable and seem like they could be average people we meet and not some over the top fiction. I loved this story and highly recommend the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

aharper's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

leenzreadz's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted tense 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

2.5

It is an easy read and you can finish in a day or over a weekend, but I'm not sure who the target audience is. If it's the 1%, more specifically old money families, as a mirror to themselves and satire on their life then so be it. Otherwise it is not very relatable and the characters were unlikable. I found it quite tone deaf even when the characters had feelings/experiences that would make them more relatable. Not a fan, unfortunately, but if folks like to escape reality and imagine having "rich problems" this is the one for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

sophieejs's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

runningonwords415's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective slow-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

3.5

I really loved the structure of this novel, the three narrators - an outsider to the Stockton family disguised as the sister-in-law, the eldest married sister, and the youngest naive sibling - each had unique and various perspectives that made keeping storylines straight fairly easy. None of these characters were especially lovable, but that’s definitely the point of this, and while there were some good conversations around wealth and class, a lot felt unfinished. There were awkward moments that made me giggle and truly messy family relationships that made it overall an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Classism

Moderate: Xenophobia

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an entertaining read. I admit that going in i had expected something more substantive, but i think the story was well executed for what it was trying to do. i veered between sympathy and disgust for the pov characters throughout the book and thought the message the author was trying to convey was well illustrated. It didn’t get as deep into some of the issues addressed in the book as i would have liked, and the way conflict resolved themselves was not as satisfying as i would have liked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

emma_sky's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol