Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft

5 reviews

lmy612's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

I’ve never read anything by H. P. Lovecraft before and now I don’t know if I will. 

The Call of Cthulhu is one of H. P. Lovecraft’s best known stories but it was a big flop for me. I guess people in the 1920s were scared by different things than people in the 2020s. 

And let it be known, I scare easily! I rarely read horror because I generally can’t handle them and scare myself senseless. Especially at night. This wasn’t that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Classism, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

medium-paced

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

Cults

anastasia_raf's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.5

Just another white man displaying ignorance and romanticizing it by dreaming up stories. He's criminally overrated.

If you're interested in reading his whatever we should be aware of:
"He was an explicit white supremacist and his racist views were apparent in his writing."
Please take the time to read this https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5883881

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Classism and Colonisation

savviecake's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Chronic illness and Mental illness

Minor: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

itsreyz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I knew Lovecraft was racist but BOI did I not expect this level of xenophobia TT   It was especially disturbing to listen to, stereotypes and slurs flew left and right. 
The plot itself was fine, the writing generally holds up well but this is definitely not Lovecraft's best work. Bit boring imo, I found myself zoning out several times (and I tend to like slow storytelling). 
I guess the fact that the xenophobia was more horrifying than the story itself kinda says it all, lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Mental illness