Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Good Son - Anak Teladan by You-Jeong Jeong

18 reviews

kristina_ligaya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Death, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Violence

catandherbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

vonni's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content

mymercurialnature's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gore, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

secrethistory's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.0

Overall I was disappointed. The familial themes were by far the most interesting, but we were led through a farce of a mystery where nothing was ever in doubt. The writing was very engaging, the themes were interesting, but the actual plot dragged for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

francesca89it's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

biancahartley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, and Violence

prixkri's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Murder, Blood, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

clairebonney's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Death, and Stalking

Moderate: Stalking