Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

4 reviews

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

annaki_laila's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

A gothic novel that forgets it's  supposed to be a gothic novel. The first third is promising, the supernatural elements begin to appear and the suspense is there. Then halfway through, the narrator swiftly becomes unlikeable as he initiates a relationship with one of the main characters (with an age gap of over a decade and some generally uncomfortable vibes). The relationship should've been a subplot at most, but it begins to take up far too many pages, and as it continues the narrator just gets more and more selfish and irritating. I began skim-reading some parts at this point because there were so many pages of stuff that was annoying and unrelated to the whole supernatural plot. Having finished the book now, I can safely say that the relationship being romantic was unnecessary. Whatever overarching points about class were being made (which weren't as strong as I thought they'd be based on the blurb anyway) could've been made with the relationship being purely platonic. Anyway!! Rant over, save your time and probably just don't read this book, or read it with lowered expectations, because it really doesn't contain much 'gripping' or 'chilling' content like the blurb describes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual assault

digitalroses's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and War

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail