Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

6 reviews

carlaabra's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

This is a rare case where I loved the writing (cutting and sarcastic with a shrewd eye for suburban hypocrisy) but disliked the plot. About halfway through, the plot really started to lag. The plot with Cecilia/Rachel seemed to dominate over the Tess portion, especially towards the end. 

Overall the book explores how we keep secrets from our closest friends and family, and the bitter consequences of guilt and shame. Can you ever truly know someone else? What happens when your morality is put to the test, especially when your family is on the line? The plot lives in moral greyness. The characters are human and, imo, not very good people but trying their best, mostly. My one critique is that they could be stunningly ignorant to their own feelings and those around them- so many immature forty-somethings. However this is true to life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Violence is

murder. It’s not told in terrible detail though and is a past event. A lot of the drama in the second half revolves around this.

astereads's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.75

once again, i know it's like a default setting for adult thriller books to have awful characters, but goDddd this is the worst.

the parents are awful so it's no wonder their children did exactly the same thing as them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Child death

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

singalana's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

sophia2203's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

An intricate story about “how far would you go for the ones you love”; would you lie? kill? hide/tell the truth? And the consequences of those decisions, in addition to what-if scenarios.
I caught myself imagining what I would do if I was in the character’s places.
This was my first Liane Moriarty book and won’t be my last!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

rebeccarudisill's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt

Car vs bike accident involving a child

ye_chops_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Car accident