Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Diva by Daisy Goodwin

6 reviews

skulls_n_tea's review against another edition

relaxing sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Child death

jordanbolker's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I will definitely remember this book for a long time! It was a slow-burn with Maria falling in love with Aristotle and the author ran with it in just the right speed and word amount. I was very pleased with that. The book touched on just about every question that I needed answered, which brought me comfort and surprise at the same time. I still have a hard time deciphering whether or not I was content with the ending, as far as Maria finding out about Aristotle’s wedding. On one hand, I felt like it was too rushed. On the other, it felt right ending it that way. I think I will always be debating about this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

ferranda's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

laheath's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

I did not know much about Maria Callas prior to reading this, but the author explored various aspects of her life with interesting detail.  Her difficult youth, especially her relationship with her mother, contributed to making her the woman she grew to be and seemed never far from her mind even as an adult.  As she rose to fame as an operatic soprano, she seemed to encounter few people that had her best interests in mind and was taken advantage of professionally as well as personally.  At the same time, she did not always seem to be a sympathetic character.  The added details of mid-20th century fashion and celebrities added to the appeal of the story (it's not just for opera fans).  The audiobook included snippets of her various beautiful arias, making me look for additional footage and photographs from her life.  The author's thorough research was apparent and appreciated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Miscarriage, Medical content, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Genocide, Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, War, Infidelity, Sexual content, Bullying, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Alcoholism

mrscorytee's review

emotional informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Infidelity