Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

24 reviews

lulugirl297's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

ornateapple's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

magosti1's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

2.0

Deeply disturbing true crime novel about a serial killer in Chicago while the worlds fair was being built. Too disturbing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sopranna's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Impressive research, not a good hang. Incredibly dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

joviyanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

camilleion's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

90% architectural history, 10% true crime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abandonment

suzquinn97's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion

headachesince03's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

reddeddy's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

smkelly1997's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.5

I thought this book would revolve around H. H. Holmes much more than it did. Instead it was mostly about the creation, construction, and running of the fair. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Dementia