Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

64 reviews

katelynprice's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Reading this book was kind of like watching a train wreck that you can't look away from. Everything went off the rails, but the ride was fun and funny along the way. Yeah, there was some damage, but it wasn't a complete tragedy. 

Reid writes about murky ethics and microaggressions masterfully. The flawed characters are believable and relatable, and the overall mood is more hopeful than bleak. Nicole Lewis did a fantastic job with the audio narration. At first her Southern accent made me cringe, but I grew to appreciate the over-the-topness of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

sydapel's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I think Kiley Reid's writing and characters are extremely sharp and insightful, and I enjoyed reading this. However, I agree with other reviewers that there are too many characters in this for the message to come across really clearly. While the interrogation of financial privilege on college campuses is really compelling and something I haven't seen discussed in fiction too much, I think this misses in taking an almost satirical direction with some of it's characters and plot points.  This really creates an ending that feels almost confused and incomplete, which is a shame. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident

alyssarivet27's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Self harm

cmbrown4's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

reading_rachel's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I really liked Such a Fun Age and was excited for this one to come out, especially as a former RA. But it was so disjointed and kind of fell flat. Nothing happened for so long and then EVERYTHING HAPPENED, and it was really just kind of sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

lindseybkoehler's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm

Minor: Racism, Death of parent

hollywobble's review against another edition

4.0

emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

Minor: Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Classism

beingmrsbeer's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Drug abuse

liblibby's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Self harm, Blood