Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

47 reviews

dylpickles's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Gaslighting

tmickey's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Murder, and Misogyny

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i wanted to pick this up because i’m a huge fan of the netflix show and i’m so glad i did!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

_dakota_h_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

i was gonna give it a 3 but after reading more abt the author and researching the book i liked it more. could have been more scary imo. 
theodora and eleanor were in love fr
but it was a big surprise for me at least when <

it turns out it had only taken place over a week and eleanor had lost her mind that quickly

 i love unreliable narrators and it had a good ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

amberrenfrey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

dowski's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

haileyeden's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

eep's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

This book is an investigation into the mind of a character who’s thoughts and feelings would usually remain closed to the outside world. It’s a great depiction of the complexities of mental illness written during the 1950’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident

The dark topics of the book are very well done. I am triggered by the trigger warnings above, but I found it to be so well done and almost comforting, so it wasn’t as bad as I expected. Nonetheless, this book is very dark and I wouldn’t recommend it if there isn’t mental space for the triggers :)

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

4.5

I really need to reread this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol and Mental illness

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

suicide, car accident

linesiunderline's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

It’s all about the dread in this classic horror story. All the gothic atmosphere, a brilliantly unsettling opening, bumps in the night, paranormal happenings, and a small cast of characters who prove to be quite captivating and elusive. The way Jackson crafts Eleanor and her unraveling is masterful. I love that you’re constantly unsettled throughout and left at the end with more questions than answers. I’m glad I finally read this one as well as We Have Always Lived in the Castle. I’d be hard pressed to choose a favourite between the two. The audiobooks narrated by Bernadette Dunne we’re very entertaining listening experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness