Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Ghosts of Harvard

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Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

18 reviews

kristinesreads's review against another edition

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4.5

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deckledlens's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.25

The author's development of the setting is masterful. Immediately, you feel as if you're a student at Harvard with Cady, investigating the death of your sick brother. This book is heavy but fascinating. and I couldn't put it down. As the characters (read: ghosts) come alive before your eyes, you need to know more and more about them. While some areas of the plot felt disconnected or slow, you never once wanted to leave the characters until you learned the answer. I also loved how this book gave a voice to several whose are lost in the whitewashed history of ivy league schools. The author's note at the end explains more; definitely read it!

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ktdakotareads's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

A lot of elements were thrown into the story that were sometimes hard to distinguish from one another.

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jmeslener's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

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kdowli01's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Read if you're a fan of paranormal conspiracy theories. 👻👻 (Or if that’s too niche, if you like both genres and want to see how they come together!)
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Synopsis: Cady Archer comes to Harvard as a freshman, a year after her older brother committed suicide there after his diagnosis with schizophrenia. She tries to find answers about his last year, until she starts hearing voices herself.
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This was pretty quick paced and exciting, although much of it was a bit jarring for me. It was clear the author did a ton of research into the individuals who were the voices for Cady, but a ton of time was spent on that, that didnt really advance the plot much.
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I did like the way mental illness was handled - how it impacted the family and friends of the sufferer. Also how they each handled their own grief was done really well.
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It also frustrated me that Cady, whose brother had schizophrenia, starts hearing voices and does NOTHING to take care of herself. Sigh. But I suppose that’s a natural risk, the stigma attached means people hide it.
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Overall I enjoyed it, I just think some of it could have been edited down. Still recommend though!

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