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Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney
12 reviews
bonnie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness
rosalind's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content
polkadots_pints's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Chronic illness
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Drug use
Minor: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
vonni's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Drug use, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content and Addiction
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
4.5
Marbles is a memoir style graphic novel in which Ellen Forney takes us with her on her journey with Bipolar Disorder as she negotiates her diagnosis, her many medications, her moods, her behaviours and her creativity.
Ellen is brutally honest and so forthcoming throughout the whole book allowing the reader to see pretty much every detail she experiences on her journey, from her devastating lows to her euphoric mania fueled highs. It's this honesty that enables the book to be so emotional, deeply entertaining and fun while also being hugely educational at the same time.
The drawings are absolutely spectacular from start to finish. Her depictions of her episodes of mania and dysthymia are done so well that you can almost feel the experience from the pages. I found myself getting a little worn out by some of them at times which I think totally highlights their effectiveness. Ellen also included some drawings which she drew while unwell and it was absolutely fascinating to see her creativity and perceptions morph between each episode. The only thing is, I would have loved to have seen some splashes of colour included at times rather than the black and white palette on every page. Ellen's style elsewhere pops with vibrancy and it would have been nice to see some of that echoed here, maybe even in some of the mania related sections.
Ellen discusses the link between mental illness (mainly Bipolar Disorder) with particular reference to her own experience and includes a great selection of referenced information which was really interesting to see. The list of "famous sufferers" was definitely an eye opener.Â
An absolutely fascinating, honest and engaging read about one woman's journey with Bipolar Disorder.
*TWs for Mental Illness, Mild Sexual Content, Drug Use and Suicidal Ideation.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
readandfindout's review against another edition
3.5
Themes: 4 stars
Perspective: 4 stars
Art: 3 stars
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide
butlerebecca's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
sonovahades's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
johaenen's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
saraellenme's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts