Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

9 reviews

alpetersen24's review against another edition

sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

jouljet's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

raybudbury's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kaylynfergusonstone's review against another edition

I’ll probably pick it back up at some point because it’s objectively good, but the sadness of life is too real rn lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent

imds's review against another edition

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Antisemitism and Islamophobia

sleeson's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

This compile of short stories of Olive Kitteridge is unique. The stories jump back and forth through time. Characters are introduced in each story. It was fun connecting the dots on how each character played a role in Olive’s life. However, I liked almost every character but Olive. I go back and forth with 2.5 stars and 3 stars. I will probably listen to follow up book to see how Olive’s journey ends. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

dball1203's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Although this is a set of short stories, you really feel the connection between the stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt