Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

7 reviews

daenerystargaryen's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. The characters were endearing, they had excellent development, and the conflict worked well to propel the plot forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

cute fluff but also with some substance. lovable characters and nice plot. I don’t love the title though I feel like there were so many more prominent things that could have been made into the title to make it more catchy / relevant

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Lesbophobia

mrsherrera's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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: Bullying, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship

a_alves00's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

decklededgess's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

trigger warnings: racism, racist microaggressions, the n word used by white characters, blackmail and bullying, emotional manipulation, slur shaming, underage drinking, sex mention, negligent parents, parents going through marital problems, alzheimer’s, anxiety, panic attacks 

This book was so great. It tackles anxiety in a really interesting way. The conversation around race and the impact of being one of a few Black people in an all white school was really important especially the way this book addressed advocating for oneself and setting up relationships where you have supports to keep you afloat through the racism you face. I loved this book so much.

The narrator of the audiobook was a synthesised voice LOL so it was weird to hear the n word coming from a faceless entity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, and Dementia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts