Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

3 reviews

vixenreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Despite some ableism found in the villains (especially in how ugly appearances are equated with ugly personalities) and some of the reversal of the curse hinges on some disabilities being somewhat reverted, this book is still a dark, exciting reminder that sacrifice and loss of innocence is essential to creating a happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

Be prepared for decaying bodies, half-dead soldiers, and said soldiers exploding. There is also some ableism in terms of how little people are treated in the text.

chaoticlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Cannibalism

Minor: War

delwithit's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and War

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, and Pregnancy