Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

53 reviews

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Self harm, Cancer, Body horror, Murder, Mental illness, Gore, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

vexant's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Death, Chronic illness, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Gun violence, and Murder

my_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Made me think of an American "Trainspotting" - violent and jarring punchy 1990s novel about disenfranchised young men rejecting the system and trying to make their own sense of meaning.

This was SOO much better than I'd expected. Never seen the film so I came in completely blind.

although i did figure out the split personality within the first 1/3rd of the book, but I knew there was some big twist & I'm used to reading literary fiction, analysing and questioning as I read. I wondered for most of the book if Marla was a 3rd personality.

  It was incredibly crafted with intentional and deliberate writing and author decisions throughout. It has a lot to say. 

The more I think about it since finishing, the better I think it was, the writing and the story. My rating goes up each day that passes. Is it even a 5 * maybe? I think its one of those books that is taken for granted due to its cultural impact. And it got me out of a big reading slump - tried about 4 books I DNF'ed then read this within 24 hours!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Cancer

meganashlee27's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

melanieg123's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Love this book, definitely a top 3 pick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Self harm, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexism, Police brutality, and Rape

lindsgiovannone's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Murder, Suicide, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

sophiaroesler's review against another edition

dark tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Suicide

dromedaryreader's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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

The first time I've personally said this, but I did like the movie better. At least the ending. But I love how Palahniuk writes and it will always hold a special place for me. I was definitely late to this party, this was my fourth Palahniuk book and the third time he's gotten me out of a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail