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chelsealiketheocean's review against another edition
Moderate: Mental illness and Alcohol
baguettekelly's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Millie is the personification of every depressive urge
Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness
Depressionsnowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
whatevertheysay's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness
bail33's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
5.0
Halle Butler knows depression…. This book resonated with me in the way no book ever has. I got to the last few pages and wondered how it would resolve. Butler ended this story perfectly, and the ending made me tear up. If you’ve been through it and have some point exited the tunnel, even for a brief period, the feeling of reprieve at the end is familiar and refreshing.
This book felt familiar, uncomfortable, and it reflected things at me that I would rather not be reminded of. But it also reminded me of all the good and serenity contained in solitude.
This book is ultimately about loneliness, and how loneliness can be processed and transformed into divinity and peace.
This book felt familiar, uncomfortable, and it reflected things at me that I would rather not be reminded of. But it also reminded me of all the good and serenity contained in solitude.
This book is ultimately about loneliness, and how loneliness can be processed and transformed into divinity and peace.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness
usefulgadfly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
A modern Catcher in the Rye but with depression instead of anger. Plotless, frustrating
Graphic: Mental illness
golelifsu's review against another edition
reflective
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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Alcohol
aaron444's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness
nataliegray's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
litlifeguide's review against another edition
2.0
We follow our FMC, Millie, in her day-to-day at a temp job. She seems incredibly depressed, judgmental, and out-of-touch. She desperately needed a good therapist, and probably some form of medication too. This felt like My Year of Rest & Relaxation (similar vibes) but without the dashes of hope sprinkled in. To me, it felt like the author was trying to showcase that there are so many things we as humans care about that are just utterly unimportant. Or maybe it was just highlighting the mundane - this cycle of waking up everyday, doing the same thing, going to this dead-end job. I’m not sure what the intention here was, but it left me feeling unsettled.
Overall, this was a super quick read, I was intrigued and invested enough to see where it went.
Overall, this was a super quick read, I was intrigued and invested enough to see where it went.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship