Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

This was a bit of a mixed pot. The beginning and middle of the book are interesting and there’s some interesting philosophical points brought up in these sections. However, I found the third act of this book very difficult to get through, not particularly engaging and at times painfully jumpy. The ending brought everything back together in an interesting way though. I’d say it’s worth a read but maybe don’t add it to the top of your reading list.

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sar_a_i's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

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bethaniesherwood's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Boof. This book was something else, an all-time favorite for sure. I could talk about it for days (quite literally, since that’s what happened when it wrapped up). I believe it’s labeled as a medium or slow paced read, however, I knocked this thing out in one afternoon (via audible). Would strongly recommend reading twice in a row, so you can go back and highlight the significance of previous scenes. Absolutely incredible.

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joperceptions's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I never wrote a full review for this book at the time because I didn’t know how.

This book was so complex in a way that in full sincerity, changed the trajectory of my life. It covers mental health and the challenges of dealing with it in a way that I feel, no other book has covered in such a way before- not one that I’ve yet read. You find yourself on the edge of your seat just wondering, what the fuck is going on. But not in a negative way.
Give a psychological thriller a deep and complex hidden meaning and this book is what you get from that.

The writing style is beautiful, the story telling of the characters lives got you attached- just to reach the final fall at the end and realize how truly special unimportant seeming things are to us when the end finds us. That we are all truly a mosaic of everything good and bad that’s ever happened to us in our lives.

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tesslw's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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jude_rose's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is captivating, complex and a little creepy. I loved it, it's a psychological thriller that keeps you guessing till the end. It was a bit hard to follow till the end, but that was just part of the fun. If you aren't into thrillers or confusing books that put a lot onto you as the reader to take from the book, you won't like it. I liked it cuz I'm a sad bitch who loves vague books so I can make up my own ending.

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the_escapist's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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kyanite's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

haunting, chilling, mindfuck

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