Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

67 reviews

christine_s's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

This was a uh unique concept. I did not like the characters. At all. Any of them. But it was an immersive read, that was quick. I think there was some character growth...but I did find it really hard to understand that main characters motives, but it is defintily a book that will product a visceral reaction in most people, I believe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

17kmcollins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kit_cat55's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

0.5

This was not at all what the book description leads you to believe. I struggled so hard to get through it. It became unbelievably graphic and unnecessarily so. None of the characters were likable or redeemable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

alex_wordweaver's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I didn't really enjoy this book at all. I first picked it up because I found it on a list of queer books. It definitely had some queer undertones, but the MC Lucy's voice/internal monologue and her actions to deal with her problems just grated on me so much. I think the only person (creature?) I kind of liked was Theo the merman and Dominic the dog. Dominic also deserved better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

linda_ws's review

dark reflective medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

catoken's review against another edition

sad fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

baguettekelly's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.0

A freaky sexy thinker

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

denacolada's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Excrement

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

Afraid to say that this one was rough for me. I love and adore her so so much but this story didn’t do it for me. I’m so annoyed but she’s still fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kingsamong's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm