Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

322 reviews

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Normal people say, I can't imagine feeling so bad I'd genuiney want to die. I do not try and explain that it isn't that you want to die. It is that you know you are not supposed to be alive, feeling a tiredness that powders your bones, a tiredness with so much fear. The unnatural fact of living is something you must eventually fix.

Could not recommend this book enough if I tried.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

pamnesty's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book very skilfully explores the topic of mental health and how mental health conditions affect not only the person diagnosed but those around them too.

There are moments of incredible sadness, humour and hope. 

Whilst some might not find Martha likeable she was certainty relatable and I personally was always rooting for her and Patrick.

A difficult read due to the topics covered but I still struggled to put it down and would actively recommend it to others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

Minor: Racism and Death of parent

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Miscarriage

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

shizabelle's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

jettiphoned's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

pearlmijohns's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.5

i said goodbye and it wasn't enough, one word, too quotidian to contain the end of the world. but it was all there was. 

SOB. this book was simultaneously so sad & yet so beautiful & i don't know how to feel other than it lives up to it's title brilliantly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

abigail_r23's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

katejackson's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

At times I saw so much of myself in Martha, a truly unlikeable character, that it was difficult to read at times, especially since Meg Mason did such a good job putting you inside Martha’s head. 

Also to note, the synopsis on the back of the book made it seem like the plot would be her going back to her parents’ and figuring out how to build her life again which is not remotely the plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

annaforthebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, I felt like I was sucker-punched. This book is going to stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent