Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

26 reviews

juliaraimondi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism

rcj0sta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm actually not sure if I liked this book. It definitely made me think, but I can't tell if it's a work of modern genius or an incomprehensible stream of consciousness. Mim is certainly an interesting character, and her quest to find her mom is admirable and something I could really relate to, but some topics brought up in the book and the way they were handled made me uneasy. The writing style in and of itself is incredibly interesting though, and the descriptions that come from Mim are weirdly wonderful. Whether I loved it or not, I will definitely be thinking about it for a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Abandonment

sophhieee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

tlrjhnlwsn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Other than some pretty egregious fat-shaming for the sake of a Moby Dick joke, this book is perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism and Suicide

alacuesta's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

Author’s characterization and writing style are some of the best and most unique I’ve ever seen, but easily avoidable problematic moments and it’s weak reflections on mental illness bring the book down several stars for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mmmmmm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I LOVE WALT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide