Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

6 reviews

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hkingcrab's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent

snowydaze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Fantastic book! I'm surprised it doesn't get recommended more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nervousyoungman's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Deadnaming, Gore, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual harassment

megplant's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Lesbophobia

alisazhup's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

-Not a fan of how this author wrote their disabled character
-Some things just seemed like technological inaccuracies.

The whole metal detector part was not the most believable to me

-The main characters weren't exactly one dimensional, but they were written as perfect and faultless (except for Esperanza) which made for boring reading sometimes. It was hard to connect with anyone

I liked the diverse cast of characters, the social justice plot, and

that the end wasn't wrapped up in a perfect bow

. I know some people say that it was unrealistic for Moss and his friends to experience no homophobia, especially at school, and I agree, but I don't think it's a flaw. It's actually refreshing to read about someone who uses they/them pronouns, for example, and is never misgendered or deadnamed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, and Misogyny