Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

87 reviews

jg34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I felt icky after this one. A few issues I take with this book:
1) the message repeated through this book is “live your life to the fullest!!!  No limits!!!!” But the ending contradicts that
2) sexual assault thrown in there a bit flippantly in my opinion. Just used as a way to explain why mc doesn’t like to travel? And someone says “it’s not your fault” and boom she’s cured and it’s never brought up again? Really she could just be a homebody it didn’t need an explanation 
3) quirky main character. Just a personal dislike of mine it always seems like the author is trying too hard to make a character weird and they don’t feel genuine anymore
4) unnecessary pov changes. They didn’t add anything to the story that couldn’t have been shown from the mc. I much prefer one pov for the whole book but if you’re going to change perspective let it be for a reason

All that being said the book was obviously interesting enough to keep my attention. The representation of disability in this felt a bit gross to me but I am able bodied so don’t take my word for it. The book could have had one of two endings and either one would have been controversial and leave a sort of bad message. I was really hoping there would somehow be a third option but alas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

loyloy_bluesky's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

i don't think I've devoured book as insistently as this one in a very long time. truly couldn't put it down and when i had to it was all i could think about. amazing and i sobbed at the end and i just want to read it again for the first time it was so amazing and devastating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Car accident

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

kara_giffo2434's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

iirisrenvall's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm

lpendergran's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

lynseygx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

akvolcano's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Awesome book! Defintely gives space for reflection on your own life and you fall in love with the characters 

it is super sad at the end,but I think it’s quite worth it</ spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Car accident