Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Little Bird by Craig Johnson

6 reviews

a_mckeever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

jeo224's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this book more than I expected and really appreciated the humor. The character development was good, the location was great too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol

shcleveland's review against another edition

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. Like many other reviews, I saw the TV show long before picking up the book. To be honest, I think this is definitely one of those times the TV adapters got it right in the sense that they told a better story and gave us better characters. Walt Longmire of the books isn't a particularly good sheriff, and I don't think he's even a particularly good person. His character arc also feels... non-existent. He seems to wind up right back where he started... attempting to drink himself to death, this time with a dog.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Suicide, Sexual assault, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Violence, and Sexual violence

horizonous's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and War

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, and Sexism

◦ Chronic illness = Diabetes, fetal alcohol syndrome
◦ Death = Spouse

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The Cold Dish is a very hard book to rate. It's an interesting look at a very small town sheriff in Wyoming, very near the Cheyenne reservation. 

warning: the book contains characters who were raped. This review bring that up.






It's a very hard story, one full of rape and revenge, of murder and abuse. It starts several years after several young white men were given far too short a sentence for raping a young Cheyenne girl, when one of the assailants is found dead. Despite half the town and half of the reservation (including Longmire and his friend Henry) having motive, means, and opportunity, the case quickly hits a dead end. 

It's a very convoluted story, with a lots of worldbuilding and plot to drive the story. There were more than a few hints, but I didn't see the twist of who the shooter was until it was revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide

cnohero's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship