Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Made for Love by Alissa Nutting

10 reviews

jpitts's review against another edition

funny medium-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? Yes

3.5

April 2024
This was so cleverly written and fascinatingly odd. My big thing is that, while I was super invested in Hazel, I couldn't bring myself to give one fuck about Jasper, and a lot of the story was told through his POV.

November 2023
I can't explain why I liked this but I kinda did

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

kaelyng's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was wild from start to finish but I couldn’t put it down. The most bizarre plotlines. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit and Cancer

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

Plot: 3.5★
Prose: 4★
Pace: 3.5★
Concept/Execution: 3.5★/4★
Characters: 3.5★
Worldbuilding: 3.75★
Ending: 3.75★

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Murder

katebrownreads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-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

5.0

A total ride. The absurdity truly jumps off the page, and yet it is still so relatable—quite like Black Mirror, I’d say. Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Death of parent

gruizco23's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

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

2.75

To begin with I thought it was witty and funny, but then it dragged on for what felt like forever. The ending also felt a little random? I'm not sure exactly how to put it. I think if I hadn't been slogging through the rest of the book to finish I might say it was rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty

machinations's review

dark funny 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

2.75

huge fan of the show. not a fan of this book. there are very compelling parts that resonated with me, mainly hazel’s emotional state being compounded by

being emotionally neglected by her parents as a child and throughout the rest of her life

. did not enjoy the structure of the book; i wish this has been a novella and had focused solely on hazel. the writing might’ve worked if it had been more sparse OR more focused on characters other than hazel and [eyes rolling] jasper. this book was honestly a let down but hazel is such a fascinating character… and liver was my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content and Suicide attempt

hothotheat's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

read this in a buddy read because I was sad this show got cancelled but this was not really for me, I guess. The show and book are obviously similar in a lot of ways but it also feels drastically different that watching it before will not really prepare you for what happens in this book.

This is a pretty funny book at times and there are some really poignant points in it but there's such a large feeling of detachment (that I think is done on purpose) that doesn't really land or make me feel anything sometimes. Honestly, the writing kind of reminded me of Ottessa Moshfegh though I think Moshfegh's stuff leans more into description in a way this book doesn't. That being said, I get the ideas that are trying to be conveyed but Jasper's parts felt really out of place for a long time and even when the two stories FINALLY come together, it feels weird and rushed. The ending itself also felt weird in itself but not unsatisfying. The real problem though is that halfway through reading this, I started losing steam and really wanted to just get to the end so I could be done with it.

Everything after Hazel's suicide attempt and Jasper getting kicked out just felt really slow to me and I was kind of over it lol. I think it's because those two plot points had a LOT of emotion charged in it compared to the rest of the book that everything after it was just like...meh to me.

The parts I liked I really did like though!

I really had issues with Fiffany's character throughout the whole thing and have no idea what to take from the ending of her killing Byron and that being seen as an apology to Hazel after being an asshole to her the whole time? So that she could get with Byron to gain control of the company to run it...better? Theoretically? That just felt really off to me and part of that could be attributed to it being because I watched the show first. But whatever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

nerdyprettythings's review

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Stalking