Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

26 reviews

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death of parent

abi_g_mac's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Beautifully written but the characters aren't that engaging and can be a bit insipid. I read this book whilst on holiday in the South of France, I don't think I would have rated it so highly if I hadn't been 'on location'. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Racial slurs

nanokaneko's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

It kind of dragged for me honestly, I really enjoyed The Great Gatsby so I wanted to like it, but it just kind of bored me and none of the characters felt particularly engaging.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

It is revealed in the section focusing on how Dick met Nicole that

Nicole suffers trauma in part due to being raped by her father.

jojom77's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Classism

applehawk's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jetski's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

twistedanddivine's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Suicide

If you love The Great Gatsby, you'll love this - very similar themes. There's a huge focus on disenchantment and the book spans over quite a long timeline, where you're taken with the characters through the trials and tribulations of navigating high society, developing your life purpose and dealing with complex relationships. Quite heavy in places but also very funny in places.

katadamz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

A troubling portrait of a marriage, and a man in disarray. Fitzgerald is as insightful as ever, but this text is particularly weighed down by his almost clinical view of others

and perhaps by being too close to a similar dissolution of his own marriage

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The ending is indicative of how I feel about the novel. It’s realistic, it does seem like Dick Diver is destined for mediocrity. But Fitzgerald failed to elevate that realism into great literature. I felt hollow, and wrung out more than anything, even as I found myself agreeing with the realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Minor: Incest and War

mattiedancer's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Writing: 4.25⭐️/5 

A well-crafted, well-controlled novel. Fitzgerald is a master of prose when it comes to pairing life’s finest luxuries with those who least deserve it. At many intervals, I thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of the writing. At a few moments, the writing seemed to hold the plot back a bit, adding little to the story or character, and seemed to exist to be beautiful without substance. Overall, a fine read.

Characters: 4.25⭐️/5

The characters in this novel are not all (or always) good or moral people. But they are fascinating. I thought Dick Diver was missing a little something – substance, motive, characterization – and yet he was still interesting to read. Nicole Diver was a fascinating creature, as was Rosemary. Both women were deeply described and written with good depth. I think I also would have loved a bit extra from Nicole’s family, to fully understand both Nicole and Dick’s turmoil and relationship. 

Plot: 4⭐️/5 

The plot is really there to support the characters, and yet I still wish a little more occurred throughout the novel. Don’t get me wrong, the writing and characters made up for the lack of plot, but I would’ve loved the drama that followed Rosemary at the beginning to weave thoroughly throughout the novel. Instead, it disappeared, and the characters took the main stage.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Content Warnings? 

• Mental illness, murder, incest, gun violence, alcoholism, child abuse, racism, racial slurs, adult/minor relationship, psychosis, ableism, death of parent, sexual assault, homophobia, sexism, misogyny, police brutality, toxic relationship, toxic friendship, infidelity

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

Fascinating.

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship