Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

4 reviews

bethr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This novel kept surprising me. I couldn’t predict the ending, but it was excellent. Audiobook narration also excellent.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, and War

Minor: Animal death and Xenophobia

euphemiajo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and Abortion

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture

cookiecat73's review

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Incest, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Alcohol