Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Antidote for Everything by Kimmery Martin

5 reviews

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

burnourhistory's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Blood

menomica's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

This book was so good! I think it was made just for me because all the things ppl seemed to not like, I loved??? Everyone said that they thought Mark was unnecessary, and like you could argue that he was, but I loved him???? Like, do you know how good of a writer you have to be to make like a HETEROSEXUAL MAN?? A RICH heterosexual man? Yeah, he’s in my pocket. Same with Edwin. Did Jonah need a bodyguard, narratively speaking? No.

Is it advisable for them to end up together? Probably not.

But Edwin? Also in my pocket.
Honestly I loved all the characters (except for, yeah know, everybody else). I loved Dobby. He was the goodest boy and all he did was be there and be happy. I loved Darby (who coincidentally has the same name as my therapist!). She was literally the definition of a southern Christian bell mother, but also not a bigot!!! And the way she swooped in at the end with that small victory? Go her!
This book also made me cry, for no reason. I’ll literally just be minding my business, just reading, and Kimmery Martin will walk up and slap me across the face and say, bitch, we’re sad now! And you know what? I balled like a baby each time. Mr. Fogelman? Tears. Everytime he was mentioned. In the hospital. Him doting over wife,

  HIM DYING.

I was a mess. Everytime. Freida Myers?? Oh dear god, that hit different. The idea of an elderly trans woman being in the closet for so long just to cone out and then be mistreated BY THE FUCKING MEDICAL SYSTEM?? Jesus

The part where she saved all the clothes that Jonah complimented in a box and then gave them to him after she died??? No that was too much, I had to take a ten minute breather.

Yeah, this book was great. The plot was noce, the characters were lovable, and the writing was actually good!!!’ Great job miss Martin. Highly Recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, and Abandonment

karinreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content

gemmagetson's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, and Religious bigotry