Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter by Dr. Harper

14 reviews

dalmavatai's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This is definitely a crazy, off-the-rails horror book - it's not attempting to be realistic at all. I also don't think the characters are meant to be fleshed out because the book itself is so short, and it's also not super well-written, so if you're looking for good writing, this is not it. 

However, I still really enjoyed it! It was super twisty, and I think all of the twists took me by surprise because they were so crazy. I loved how interconnected the patient files were and how each of the endings surprised the hell out of me! This author is not particularly skilled at characterization or writing, but they sure as hell know how to write twists. 

The ending was also pretty off-the-rails and I liked how everything came together, although I did feel that all the connections were perhaps a bit too convenient. The very end was a bit of a cliffhanger in terms of what happens to Dr Harper, which really makes me want to pick up the sequel, but I'll probably wait a bit before I do because the amount of off-the-rails plot packed into this book was enough for me for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia and Cannibalism

rayne_1906's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

1 hour 9 minutes - This book was very strange and not at all what I was expecting. I didn't dislike it - I would go as far as to say that I was intrigued by the stories and the way the often intertwove, but I was also incredibly confused and this did impact my enjoyment of the book. I'm not sure how I feel about it from an objective standpoint - it does make a trivialisation and a borderline mockery of mental illness at times. However, I really did like the characters of Elliott and Noah.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Pedophilia and Suicide

auteaandtales's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

carisamarie's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis