Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Boy Friends by Michael Pedersen

18 reviews

sofiaaa_lee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, and Mental illness

rubycells's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Really beautifully written tribute to friendships and how the people you love shape + sustain you. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

freyaob's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Bullying, and Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

rojerwilko's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Drug abuse

merrynthomas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

rcsreads's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I listened to Boy Friends on audio book and I think it was the perfect choice for Michael Pederson's very chatty, stream of consciousness style of writing. He's very obviously a poet and his prose is very flowery, and almost Miss Bates levels of rambling. He's also clearly a Scot from the volume of swear words he manages to fit in!
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 I came across Michael Pederson through the Gray Day events in the Oran Mor every year, and his poem about Alasdair's chair. I've never really listened to Frightened Rabbit but remembered the posts on my socials when Scott Hutchison went missing and friends and fans were asking for help looking for him.
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 The book is about the friendship between Michael and Scott, the days leading up to Scott's suicide and Michael's grief. It's also about the other Boy Friends who have shaped Michael's life and I enjoyed the emotion of these, rather than the toxic masculinity image of male friendship we're usually presented with.
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 I would definitely recommend this one, but obviously trigger warnings for suicide and death as well as drug use/addiction.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Bullying

h_tom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

taymeister's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A reflective book about male friendships and loss with a dose of mirth sprinkled throughout. The prose is a touch florid for my tastes but it makes sense when you consider the author is primarily a poet. Pedersen is clearly in love with the written word and delights in using esoteric language and phrases, which could come across as pretentious to some but I enjoyed, especially as the book settles into the second half. Would perhaps be best read on kindle as you will be looking up a lot of words throughout!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

ceejcook's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide