Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong

4 reviews

willow1113's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Excrement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Incest, Pregnancy, and Drug use

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Incest, Death, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Confinement, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, War, and Racism

Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Deadnaming, Suicide, Vomit, Cancer, Sexual content, Excrement, and Transphobia

Natural disaster, apocalypse ("Sinking Houses").

obviousthings's review against another edition

It's really gory and gross, with a flippant tone. Not my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Death, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: War, Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Confinement

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Infidelity

wenwanzhao's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Horror is not generally my thing, so I had to avoid reading this at night, but despite my scaredy cat nature, I loved this anthology. Lindsay Wong’s writing is so honest and specific. The narrators in this anthology are often beaten and fucked up, hurt by their truly shitty circumstances. Wong isn’t afraid to make her characters come off as absolute assholes. But even though it seems like everyone sucks, their humanity still manages to shine through. As a reader, I could find myself being sympathetic to even the worst narrators. That’s a testament to the quality and sharpness of Wong’s writing. She’s smart and she’s good at making you feel a certain kind of way. Really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War, Trafficking, Body horror, Child death, Transphobia, and Violence