Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Le monde de Charlie by Stephen Chbosky

359 reviews

lemongamer61's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

caitlaird's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

A beautiful but emotional read. Deals with heavy topics, but hearing Charlie’s thoughts and experience coming to understand some difficult things about himself and his past is so well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death, Car accident, Abortion, and Outing

kiwi_li's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The best book I’ve read this year. Unbelievably good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

scip's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

rogerslh28's review against another edition

challenging hopeful relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs

eternalwallflower's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Car accident

literalmetaphor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

I almost DNFed this book. It's a book for high schoolers about high schoolers, and since I'm nearing my thirties, it didn't seem like this book was for me. The writing felt too simplistic and not deep enough. It felt too childish. But I gave it a bit more of a chance when I realized more about what he was going through. I learned of the experiences and pain that contributed to Charlie's simplistic view of his day-to-day teenage life. And then book began to make so much more sense, and I began to see its beauty. I saw my own story and pains reflected in Charlie's and could see the experiences I shared decades ago as a teen reflected in Charlie's. This book captures the effects of Charlie's source of pain so well - better than I've ever experienced in a book, and I was feel so grateful to get to read such a beautiful story capturing and empathizing with that pain. I read this book in the form of an audiobook, and this will definitely be a book I'll be purchasing a physical copy of to read over and over in the future.

And to any young person reading this, who relates to the pain experienced in this story, I just wanted to pile on and remind you that there really is light at the end of the tunnel. What used to haunt you will lose its ability to hold you down. And you will be okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization

missmarguerita's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

lexgemini's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Grief