Reviews tagging Panic attacks/disorders

All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

12 reviews

littlemissmuffet's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, Child death, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, and Death of parent

rachelmorag's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

lauradanby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A deeply moving and beautiful book. I appreciated how short each chapter was - only a few pages - as this made it easy to read the book when I was quite busy. I love how the novel explores the complexities of people, not categorising or making clear distinction between good and evil.

Spoiler

This is done to the extent where we see it as a tragedy when Werner is killed towards the end of the novel, despite him being a Nazi.

Bird obsessed Frederick is an example of how one can get caught in a system, and despite having morals and choosing free will over blind obedience, he suffers the consequences.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Cancer, Violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Genocide, and Death

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.5

,Let's face it, the world war II genre is overplayed. The writing here wasn't bad, it was good even, but the plot mostly lost me. It mainly follows two people, a blind French girl and an orphaned German boy as they grow up in Europe. The plot just doesn't feel very grabbing or original to me, it's your standard world war II book, with a bit of romance and, for some reason fantasy, thrown in unnecessarily. The short-lived romance between the two main characters seems odd and forced and the up in the air magical artifact McGuffin that then has no actual plot value is downright strange. Honestly, the best parts of this book are the ones that focus on the German boy's sister, and fellow soldier, but even those aren't very original. There's simply so much of the same world war II book a person can read without getting tired of the same old schtick, and this hit the limit for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Ableism, Religious bigotry, War, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, Blood, Grief, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Classism, Cursing, Deportation, and Sexism

apiora215's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Antisemitism

desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

"We rise again in the grass. In the flowers. In songs." 

I don't know what to tell you about this book. I am glad, that I finished it, even though it was difficult to read about all the suffering. I am so sorry for all the people that have been hurt by hate, greed and nationalism and I wish, history would have been different, but now we can only learn from it and be better. 
This book is so amazingly detailed in it's places, characters, storylines etc. It's a marvel! 
At first it was a little confusing because the chapters weren't really in a chronological order, but it honestly makes sense now. I can recommend this book, though I would tell you, that you need the energy for it. It's not an easy read. 

"When my father left, people said I was brave. But it's not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?" 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, War, Antisemitism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

lenni_sc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

medmiston's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

Hauntingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, and Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Murder, Rape, and Torture

alittlelifer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, War, Blood, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abandonment, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Death of parent

evnfig's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

Definitely a book worth taking your time with and allowing yourself to ponder after you're done. The language is beautiful, kind of poetic. I found myself distracted halfway through, but once I finished, I appreciated every word written and was sad there wasn't more. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Child death, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, and Grief