Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

14 reviews

colorful_lulu's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Transphobia

dalek_caan's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

I found this book to be enjoyable and a pretty quick read. I found Angel to be a really annoying pov character at first but she grew on me as the story went on. I definitely felt like there was a lot of nuance with the characters overall, which I definitely appreciated. It was also kind of interesting to follow two sides to the same story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Outing, Transphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

sealbrecht's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

olliereadabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Hate crime, Drug use, and War

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

I didn't think I would like this book because it was not on a topic I was used to reading about, but the story of Angel and Juliet, of Jimmy, Rowan, and Lister, really surprised me in a good way. Every character had their flaws but it didn't make them any less likeable, and I know this is far-fetched, but I would love a sequel of this one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Outing, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ivulikkivulik's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

This reminds me so much about a fanfic I wrote once. It got very ridiculous at times 

and I am still confused what Fereshteh did wrong and why so many characters had something together. Her "obsession" with the band did not seem as bad as everyone was making it out to be. The whole plot from the concert onwards was very meh.

I wanted to add this after reading some reviews: Yes, maybe when Fereshteh thinks about how much she loves the band, that is showing some flaws but still, that is her internal monologue and I have not really seen anything like that in her interactions with other people.

However, I love how Oseman writes diverse characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Transphobia

zozo_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Suicidal thoughts

glen3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, and Transphobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Homophobia, Outing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

when i started reading this book i had no idea what was it about but as soon as i found out the main character was a hijabi my heart felt fullfied. it's so hard to find good muslim representation nowadays, specially coming from non-muslim people. but alice did a great job. she didn't only portray angel as a normal teen but also added some details for the reader to not forget about her religion and it was just amazing. 
the other main character is a biracial trans anxious boy who is the singer of the trendiest band at the moment which is super cool too. 
the rest of the characters are also nice and it's pretty easy to love most of them.

there are no huge plot twists in the book but it's actually pretty entertaining to see how the plot is being driven and how the words of the two main characters collide while important topics such as self discovery, mental health, growing up and being confused or pressured about what to do next in life are discussed.

this book really brought me back to my intense fangirl era back in 2016-2019. i believe alice has portrayed really well the feeling of becoming so passionate about something that it ends up becoming the main reason of your happiness and it can even bring you up new friendships (mostly online lmao) 
on the other side, she also represents how dark and mentally exhausting the music industry and rich people can be. we can clearly see that through jimmy, whose anxiety stops him from doing stuff in several occasions or whose intrusive thoughts are present all along. 

to sum up, i just loved this book and its content so much, i think everyone should give it a chance. even if you don't feel identified with any of the characters, im pretty sure there's lots of quotes or scenes that you'll keep in mind for a long time, x. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Islamophobia, Transphobia, and Racism

bookswithlemon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
OH MY GOD. This was absolutely incredible!!
✯Representation:
Transgender (FTM) and gay main character
Bisexual side characters
Hijabi Muslim main character
Biracial (Indian and Italian) main character
Black side character

Alice Oseman never disappoints, honestly. Their books have this...charisma that makes me want to die out of happiness. The characters are amazing and the plot was very unique and interesting. I love the take on 'fandom culture' and how we treat celebrities. The mental health portrayal was well done and THE FRIENDSHIPS!! I love the friendships in Alice's books the most.
Man, I so wish The Ark were real. I wanna listen to their songs now😭

P.S. No one fucking come near Jimmy or I'll take out the knife🔪

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder