Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

3 reviews

lateromantic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

I love when poets write books, you (almost) always end up with this kind of magical, disjointed experience. This was a beautiful book that had far more plot / story than I was anticipating from reading reviews of it, and wove the poetry sections in beautifully. I loved the imagery best of all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

None of these tags are as graphic as they sound - the book explores the difficult feelings surrounding death rather than being a graphic depiction of such events.

brenreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Incredible book rich with poetry and philosophy. A beautiful interpretation of death. Slightly slow in parts and difficult to follow in others - but the stylistic formatting is still delightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

merrynld's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

When I was only 10% of the way through this, I messaged a friend to say "I think I'm currently reading the best book I've ever read" and, now I've finished it, I stand by that wholeheartedly. I can't even put in to words why. If you are feeling lost and / or angry in the world, read this book. It will change how you see your life and what you do with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Slavery, Violence, and Mass/school shootings