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makenziehyatt's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Rape
sophnic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was definitely a page-turner for me but it has it’s quirks. The blend of fiction and real(?) accounts is interesting, but since the journals are from the 1960s some of the language and ideas are hard to read and get behind (i.e., some homophobic remarks and anti-feminist stuff etc.). I did enjoy having the journal chapters between chapters about Collins Braithwaite, it was a nice break from the journals. The themes of self, identity, and deception made me stop and think at times. Overall interesting and engaging read but sometimes rough. Probably wouldn’t read again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexism and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia
charlma's review against another edition
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual violence and Forced institutionalization
nyah_lou's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
giuliawanders's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.5
I personally really enjoyed it and I really wanted to keep reading. I liked how the narration of the stories of the two characters are intertwined. I would’ve liked to know what Rebecca ends up doing afterwards but I imagine that leaving us guessing is part of the charm of the book.
Also, the book left me wondering if it was a true story until the end. Like, so many references to real people and places!
Also, the book left me wondering if it was a true story until the end. Like, so many references to real people and places!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual content
julziez's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
abookishtype's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-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
Graeme Macrae Burnet works his metafictional magic again in Case Study, a tale of unreliable narrators and unstable identities. The narrator of this book—also named Graeme Macrae Burnet—has been working on a biography of a controversial psychologist when he receives a set of five notebooks from a woman who believed that this psychologist was responsible for her sister’s suicide. The narrator shares the notebooks and his chapters for the biography, leaving it up to us readers to puzzle over all kinds of juicy questions about duty of care, psychological care, identity, personality, mental illness, and so much more. I absolutely devoured this book...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
sakisreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
✨ Thrifted ✨
I was immediately intrigued when I saw this book on the shelf at the secondhand bookshop! Having Braithwaite’s biography play a part in ‘Rebecca’s’ narrative was well done too, I liked reading Books 1 - 6 and then getting her perspective too.
However, it still wasn’t all that gripping. I did want to put it down in some parts, so I’m giving it 3 out of 5 stars, thank you ✨
I was immediately intrigued when I saw this book on the shelf at the secondhand bookshop! Having Braithwaite’s biography play a part in ‘Rebecca’s’ narrative was well done too, I liked reading Books 1 - 6 and then getting her perspective too.
However, it still wasn’t all that gripping. I did want to put it down in some parts, so I’m giving it 3 out of 5 stars, thank you ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
mendim's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
catreba's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt