Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.

4 reviews

bseigel's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

laura227_'s review

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

atthezenith's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Antisemitism

amkclaes's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

this is as raw and real as it gets... just harrowing, but not gratuitous, it's like the squishy bloody soft and pearlescent underbelly of human existence
Harry chapter brutal as all hell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism