Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

L'amore bugiardo by Gillian Flynn

81 reviews

annasimpsonx's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

garrpla's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed this novel for the unreliable narrator aspects but found myself really disturbed by the ending for a while. It begs the question of, should you still hope for a happy ending even when someone doesn’t deserve a happy ending? I also found myself disturbed by some of the main characters as well, but not in a way that was extremely off putting to me to put this in DNF. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

what a wild ride. i, of course, knew what happens due to seeing the movie when it first came out, but i couldn't resist reading the book for a deeper dive into the insanity that is these characters. i love gillian flynn's almost feverish writing style and her ability to create such complex characters. i enjoyed this battle of the unreliable narrators and enjoyed getting a deeper understanding at amy and nick and why they are the way they are. this was a great time, truly. absolutely nuts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

Minor: Blood

mothstrand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

kassandrahg's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

A really good story! The cunning but unreliable narrators were engrossing. The story unfolds in such a brilliant way. Nick and Amy are so deliciously toxic- partners teasing out deeper derangement in one another. 

It did start off slow and seemingly predictable but picked up. The absurdity of the twists, while somewhat predictable,  were captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

uisgeart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Interesting book but pretty slow in the beginning. The voice acting and quality of the audio book itself was very good though. I really began to enjoy it more near the ending though, as my perspective of the individual characters changed. Was a fun read but also very long haha. I do recommend it nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Grief

reeccees's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Therapy and a divorce could’ve saved us all a bunch of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content

turidt's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Vomit

bunzilla's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

rowanelisa's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail