Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Gilbert Sorrentino, Hubert Selby Jr.
2 reviews
atthezenith's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexism, Gore, Excrement, Blood, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death, Cursing, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Antisemitism
amkclaes's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
this is as raw and real as it gets... just harrowing, but not gratuitous, it's like the squishy bloody soft and pearlescent underbelly of human existence
Harry chapter brutal as all hell
Harry chapter brutal as all hell
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Ableism, Alcohol, Vomit, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Body horror
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