Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Veronika beschließt zu sterben by Paulo Coelho

46 reviews

xlaurareads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

3.75

it took me a while to get into this book and grasp what it really is about but in the end i really liked it. it gives a lot food for thought and reflection about various topics (e.g. life, love, death, mental health). there's a lot to understand and reflect on in this short book, but that was greatly done by following a relatively clear red thread. I'm not per se okay with what dr. igor does/did in the book but i can see where he was coming from and where he wanted to go. the ending was a bit too loose for me but i still liked it in a way to leave it to one's own imagination

to veronica when she finds out that she won't die too soon and how everything will turn out with eduard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: War

s_snape_hbp's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

anczki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ale15sousa's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Did not expect the ending until I got closer to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Torture and War

maryamthehobbit's review against another edition

reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

morgancleaver's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Self harm

Minor: Sexual content and Forced institutionalization

george_is_not_my_name's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

megha_tron_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

geektastically's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

The way mental illness is discussed in this book is not great.

sabbcm's review against another edition

reflective 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: Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt