Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones

4 reviews

moss_shrubbery's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

sai_like_sigh's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

msamadms's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

My favourite book of the year. 

The moment I opened the page I couldn't stop reading. I love the historical detail and the wonderful bound of Dogs. I especially liked the foul mouth Northampton. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

naomi_k's review

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Excrement, and Vomit