Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney

18 reviews

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

Style/writing: 3 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Perspective: 4 stars
Art: 3 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

butlerebecca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

sonovahades's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring slow-paced

3.5

i got to learn a lot about bipolar people! although some of the parts were a little confusing (lots of text and pictures fitted on one page) it might have been on purpose, i did not fit with them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

johaenen's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kelshenka's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

An important book for anyone who loves or works with someone who has a mood disorder. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

saraellenme's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

ndavis's review

dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

kelseyland's review

emotional funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Forney uses the comic format brilliantly to represent the moods and emotions she feels in the manic and depressive episodes she experiences as she navigates her bipolar diagnosis and treatment. The Michelangelo mention it the title is really a representation of one of the central questions Forney wrestles with in the book about the relationship between creativity and mental health. A funny, honest and emotional book, with visuals that are often worth a thousand words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Ableism, Blood, and Medical content