Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

17 reviews

cassie7e's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The sweet relaxing read I needed during a rough week (especially with all broody books on the rest of the docket!). It had me smiling at moments of quiet, indirect snarky hilarity and at heartfelt, touching interactions. It wrapped up neatly, though I wish we got to see more of the relationship resolution on page.

My favorite characters - charming Bomber, sweet Eunice, straightforward Sarah

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Terminal illness, Ableism, Death, Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Alcohol, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

jenwestpfahl's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

I liked the concept but it just fell kind of flat for me. I skimmed a lot of the parts about Bomber/Eunice and many of the short stories because they didn’t hold my attention. I can’t pinpoint anything I specifically didn’t like about the book, but it was just meh.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, and Infertility

storykotori's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Death, and Child death

Minor: Suicide

knunderb's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

This book is so lovely. It's sad yet uplifting, and the pride is just captivating. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Suicide

Moderate: Vomit and Domestic abuse

valent1ne's review against another edition

this one was a rly cool concept that was not executed well at all imo. the main character had no identifiable personality traits & was just swept along by the narrative, which didn’t even make sense in most places + the pacing was really off. it also felt more written by a child than an adult, the writing was really immature and lacked nuance for pretty much everything. got halfway thru and wanted to try to finish bc of that but after a couple graphic n upsetting scenes that added almost nothing to the story beyond filling up space i didn’t want to read any more of this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Pedophilia, and Rape

olivianuzzo's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

This is just such a nice book. A quick little read that just feels like a warm hug. I truly loved this!!! Perfect for getting me out of my reading slump!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Animal death, and Death

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Ableism, Dementia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide and Death

amh9121's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Ableism, and Dementia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Infertility

amyrandles1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Grief

koplomps's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Death of parent, Suicide, and Dementia

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Sexual content