Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Bird Box - Schließe deine Augen by Josh Malerman

15 reviews

snarkandspark's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

goblinsd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book really scared me despite having already seen the movie. The writing really enhanced the dread of not knowing your surroundings. 
The double timeline also worked great, both kept the tension really high.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

inknosedowl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! If you’re looking for a good thriller this is it. Unfortunately I did watch the movie before I read this book, but it is very similar which I honestly appreciate. It is very well written and actually had me a bit nervous for the characters at multiple points which I feel is hard to find in books. Super short book so if you’re looking for a quick read this is also a good suggestion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

judereadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

kitten_nuisance's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

I reread this book in 2023 because I wanted to anyway, and to confirm that I actually liked Malorie better.  I did like Malorie better!  Though Bird Box is still a creepy and enjoyable read.  

Note for people who know me, there are some subjects in here that I typically don’t enjoy consuming in media, including harm to animals and mental health conditions as a threat to the main characters.  If you don’t enjoy those things either, you may want to overlook my endorsement.  It was a level I could tolerate in a book I found compelling and well written, though the animal thing in particular was upsetting.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror