Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

La azotea by Fernanda Trías

8 reviews

internationalreads's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

joja_zch's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

Uhm… 🤔😐
Me incomodó… pero interesante. Es cortita, no busca ahondar mucho y creo que prefiere dejar a la imaginación de la lectora. Cuesta descifrar al principio, pero poco a poco se desenreda. Me queda la duda de qué habrá pasado, realmente, para este deterioro psicológico de la protagonista. 
Te deja pensando… 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Mental illness

courtney_scott1025's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I devoured this short story. I am knocking it down one star for the implied incest. Always unnecessary, but the rest of this book tore me apart. It was short and over much quicker than I wanted, but I am not upset I wrote it. It is very messed up though. Read content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

nathiddles_106's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent

brinnavirginia's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

brdiaz1123's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

tarnya_smith's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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

2.75

This is a short and twisted novel. We're kept in the dark along with her father and daughter who this paranoid main character is keeping captive in her apartment. The ending was brutal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, and Abandonment

narojasgo's review against another edition

dark 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting