Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky

21 reviews

annikare's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

noah_silver's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Uff I really loved it. The language precisely grapsing the world, the characters whose lives and actions are so deeply intertwined with each other, the different personalities that I learned love while being annoyed at them from time to time, the fine threads that hold the narration together, the loving and caring relationship between Selma, the optician and the main character (and Martin), the reminders "die Welt hereinzulassen", the pictures in which people's inner lives are described, the play with words and language...
The only thing I wouldn't have needed is the love story between Frederik and the main character.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

remiremi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Dementia, Death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

leselotta's review against another edition

inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

Tolles Buch mit liebenswerten Charakteren. Ich mag die Sprache und die Erzählerin, die erst aus der Kinder- und dann aus der Erwachsenenperspektive erzählt - dadurch begleitet man Luise einige Jahre lang. Das Buch behandelt sehr viele Themen (wenn auch nicht alle tiefgreifend), es gibt keine klaren Handlungsstränge oder einen gewöhnlichen Aufbau oder Fokus und es ist während des Lesens unklar wo es hingeht - gerade das macht es aber auch unvorhersehbar, lebensnah und nicht langweilig. Es geht um Menschlichkeit, Zwischenmenschliches und die großen Themen des Lebens im kleinen beschaulichen Alltag. Alle Dorfbewohner leben ihr Leben mit ihren besonderen sehr verschiedenen Eigenschaften und auch Macken, haben ihre Art, die Welt zu sehen und sind doch wie eine große Familie die sich gegenseitig unterstützt. Dabei machen die Sprache, viele kleine Details und Metaphern die Geschichte und die Figuren lebendig, liebenswert und teilweise auch etwas inspirierend.
Die Beziehungsgeschichten von Luise waren mir allerdings teilweise zu nüchtern/pragmatisch geschildert. Auch wenn es dennoch irgendwie zum Stil passte, erschien es mir manchmal etwas unglaubwürdig. 

Der Teil wo Luise in Marlies Haus alles herunterfallen lässt ist etwas zu übertrieben für meinen Geschmack, das hätte es nicht gebraucht.

Insgesamt habe ich es sehr gern gelesen, teilweise gab es interessante Perspektiven und es wirkte angenehm entschleunigend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Child death

knupselmaus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

debbiesstories's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Suicide

anorte's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Child death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide attempt

anaismichele's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

malinxzoe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

buecher_und_huehner's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt