Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens

50 reviews

nuneereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

saskiahill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/injury detail, and Excrement

hfergy87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

marieh_reads's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Mental illness, Bullying, and Abandonment

hannahjenaya's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

This was an okay book, there were a lot of things I liked, I enjoyed the descriptions of the marsh, the way science and ecology was included and the first part as well as the ending was great! I did however find the story dragging in the second part, especially the court scenes. I get why it was necessary but it didn’t need to be that long in my opinion and was a let down for the whole book. Overall an average book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, and Mental illness

lajoy's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Cursing, Mental illness, and Infidelity

adi_mazig's review

challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

ambb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I can’t put into words how I feel after reading this. This is one of those books you really mourn finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Addiction, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Bullying

Minor: Infertility, Injury/injury detail, and Infidelity

zoeelora's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, and Racism

_eleanorgreen8_'s review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.75

I loved this book from the moment I started reading it. It wasn’t super thick, but it still managed to last a good length of time which meant that I could savour every bit. It begins as quite a slow and gentle read, but with beautiful descriptions of the marsh where the protagonist Kya lives ~ “slow moving creeks wander, carrying the orb of the sun with them to the sea” These wonderful descriptions of nature continue throughout the book which I really loved. It was also interesting how two stories were being told at the same time: a murder mystery several years in the future getting closer and closer to Kya’s current life as time passes, until the mystery and Kya’s story intersect.  At first the murder mystery part seems irrelevant, but gradually you realise it is really not. My favourite parts of the book were seeing Kya grow up and fall in love, but always remaining true to herself and the marsh. Truths are revealed throughout the book, as memories from Kya’s childhood come back to haunt her. Kya’s story is full of mystery, but not knowing is more poignant than frustrating.

Spoiler

I couldn’t fully tell by the end of the book whether Kya had killed Chase or not, because it wasn’t obvious until Tate finds something decades later that I think somehow reveals that she did. I thought it would maybe have been more effective to have the scene where Kya kills Chase at the very end of the book so that it is finally revealed, but the way the author decided to end the book was still effective.

Where the Crawdads Sing was a a rollercoaster of emotions and filled with meaning, but I find it impossible to give any book 5 stars. Though out of every book I’ve read, I think this one has come the closest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Mental illness