Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

550 reviews

nietlucht's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

sacculent's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first half was a little slow, but when the panic after a certain event sets in it is palpable in a way that affected my life. I read it in a day. This is not a feel good story. This is a story that reminds me of 2020-2022, and the numbness that came with depression. It is a painful, emotional read, that did not make me cry mostly because it sent me back to a time when I couldn’t. All this to say, it made me feel. Which is what i want out of a book these days. I only hope i’ll sleep through this painful reminder and find tomorrow to be enjoyable. Im playing dnd tomorrow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

vmaravis's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

What the fuck. No disrespect I have never been so baffled. Tori has no redeeming qualities for 400 pages, I didn’t care about Solitaire, Tori’s outbursts were entirely misdirected, no deeper insight into any of the characters, and what the fuck was that rooftop scene? Becky best character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

beelzebub24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

i really liked the use of repetive thought. They may of not made any literal sense but it is something i relate to massively.  Thoughts don't always make sense and it felt good to see that represented in literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Self harm

Minor: Violence

nemcphile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i finished this so quickly holy shit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Homophobia

brittknee52's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

ashes456's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I’m not sure how I’m feeling right now. This book broke me and then pieced me in kind of a very chaotic way back together. 
And it’s really not a love story even if you momentarily expect it to become one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

marleen02's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury

justalilguy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 really like Tori. Not necessarily who she is as a person, but the way she is described is just very real. I’m not saying I agree with all her choices, but I understand them. Honestly she is an asshole at times, but you can’t help but feel for her.
I loved the first half of this book, but I felt it was longer than it needed to be, and honestly it felt liked it just dragged on in the second part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol and Blood