Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

L'isola della paura by Dennis Lehane

23 reviews

m3rl1n's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcoholism and Racial slurs

The movie is also very recommended!

jad377's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

shelbysshelf's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

emmakchapman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

 It’s good. Well written. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I do have to say that the movie is better. The book however is really good and I was invested all the way. Chuck is my fav character, he’s so sweet and nice and I love his lil jokes. The ending was really nice after all of that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, and War

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

elsea_readingelsea's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cri_sis's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I'm pretty impressed by how good this book was, even though I've seen the movie and knew the ending. 
It kept me interested from beginning to end, the pacing was actually perfect and surprised me a few times when it jumped unexpectedly. I got attached to the characters really quickly, the atmosphere was amazing. I loved the mystery and the clues. Knowing the ending, I could pay attention to the clues we get, and I think it's done brilliantly, giving you all you need but not making it too obvious. 
This would actually have been a 5 star, but the use of some slurs, especially the n-word, put me off a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

elenatamsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Racism and Medical content

allyjshand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Read following several viewings of the film adaptation. Even though I already knew the plot and the final twist, I still couldn’t put the novel down.

The added details and depth really enhanced the protagonist’s background and the extent of his delusions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit