Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

28 reviews

twistykris's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Racism, and Abandonment

tashtash93's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Knocked me for all the loops in the best possible ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, and Alcohol

smoxen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Beautifully written, vivid and bittersweet, surprising. A sensitive exploration of grief and friendship. Interesting and respectful use of both Navajo stories and culture and Hoodoo (Rootwork) that made me want to learn more. Even the acknowledgments were lovely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Car accident

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

A story in verse is one that is hard to love. Many times the connection between reader and character is dampened by what remains unsaid. Even though we don't actually know who Moth and Sani are, we know the core of them. Some poems didn't work for me independently, as I don't have the connection to culture or experience that the characters do, but they all worked together and kept me invested anyways. At its core this tale is about grief and growth.

Sometimes you are holding onto something so tightly that the only choice is to learn how to let go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Violence

percyvale's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

amberlfaris's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Abandonment

starla_anne's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

dvnjii's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness

sby616's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Car accident