Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

6 reviews

nadleoxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

crow_ley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my favourite book of all time, just read it after 4 years again and loved it. this is such a classic, gothic ghost story and it really sucks you in to the world, i felt like it was all happening to me which made it so much more terrifying. i struggled to put this book down, it is amazingly well-written, i would strongly recommend!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

batcaves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mlebarrow's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

sweekune's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I first encountered the story of The Woman in Black when I was 16. For my GCSE Drama class, we studied the play based on the book and so went to see the West End production at the Fortune Theatre. I remember the terror, horror and unsettling vibes of the whole thing as well as the coach of terrified teenagers scared to silence on the way home. I picked up the book this year and I'm glad to say it lived up to all my horrendous, gothic and fearful memories.

- As I've already said, this is a scary story. A gothic ghost story that builds the tension, the fear and layers the story so that when you reach certain reveals and the end you are suitably terrified.

- Although originally published in the 1980s, the book reads like the Edwardian time period it appears to be set it. The prose is similar in feel to Victorian and early 20th century novels and it adds to the feel of the book.

- This book is short (my copy is under 200 pages long) but it packs so much into such little space.

A perfectly spooky read, great for October or anytime you wish to read a ghost story. I would caution any potential readers not to read this in the dark.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

topazriver's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Mental illness