Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

6 reviews

_david_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

I think I'm just not a fan of books in which the covid pandemic plays a big role. Nearly everyone currently alive has lived through it and witnessed its horrors or conspired that it wasn't that bad, but this book will not convince them otherwise. The plot twist was well written, but I still didn't like the story after. If you do not like the first half of the book, you will not enjoy the second.  

To me personally, the main character was very self-centered and spoiled. A big theme in the book is that she "evolved" on the island to fit in better. She barely did though. She just got lucky with some villagers. The only moments I enjoyed was her making art with Belize, but the rest of the book made my eyes roll. 

I think there was still a big clash of what the main character and I find important in life. I would have done the exact opposite of each choise she made in the end, except for perhaps the career choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, War, and Classism

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Diana is a complex and reflective character. Despite doing some choice things throughout the book, her reflection and inner turmoil creates a space to forgive some of her poor decisions. Given that this book basically reflects current and still changing events, it was well written and clearly well researched. It flows with facts and anecdotes from real life experiences. It was a beautiful (if not slightly triggering) book about a fictional person experiencing the trauma of current events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

melanieripple's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Terminal illness and Xenophobia

rosiebethreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, Dementia, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kaysokaybookclub's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis