Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

5 reviews

sholtie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Much of the content surrounds sexual expectations and miscommunication, though the main sexual encounter is entered into consensually. There is brief mention/allusion to sexual abuse of one of the main characters as a child, though it is not the main focus of the book

lidia7's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

ninatw's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

jojo_'s review against another edition

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual violence

gabriellabmszros's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A perfectly balanced book. Like it was measured by an engineer. Lovely descriptions of places.  But...

I would have preferred it to be longer. Each awkward moment, lovely memory etc.
I know the shortness of it makes the ending more upsetting and that's the brilliance of it and yet...

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness and Rape