Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Diary of an Oxygen Thief

This book was deeply disturbing. I have read and reread the copyright page to verify that it was a work of fiction, but quite frankly I can’t imagine anyone just making this up. It was a good novel though. I would not recommend it just because of its gruesomeness. However, I would not discourage someone from reading it if they brought it up.

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hammy_down's review against another edition

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dark funny sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Waste of time to read in my opinion. I don’t really get it. It’s kind of pretentious. It isn’t at all about what it claims to be about, and the metaphors fall flat.

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whysoserious's review

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dark reflective sad tense

3.75

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mayaallouch's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

3.0

I've seen a lot of people complain about how badly the book has been written, and honestly, I agree. But that's the thing. It's meant to be bad (the writing style, the misogyny, etc..) I enjoyed reading the book from a psychological perspective. To see why these people who are like Holden or Aisling act the way they do. Although the ending wasn't my cup of tea.

I lowkey wanted them to be together and the ending really said haha jokes on you they don't. I would've preferred an ending were they end up together.

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angel_kiiss's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

One man horrifically harasses women and then complains for 150 pages when someone does the same thing to him.

So, it’s actually pretty well written and an easy read, but is there really any reason to publish a book centered on female-abuse? About how one man “gets off” on emotionally hurting women, then asks us to feel sympathy for him when a woman uses him the same way?

Aisling was truly the hero of this story. One of the biggest “good for her” books I’ve ever read, actually. I hope she continues for fuck over men in peace.

Oh, and drop her name so I can support her photography. I want to buy her book.

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mugan's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

Yikes, this book is literally the narrative of a self entitled protagonist who gets rejected by a woman and then blames everything that went wrong in his life on others. Honestly did not enjoy the book and it baffles me how people can, only enjoyable thing about it is the title and aesthetically pleasing cover. Definitely won't be reading the other 2 books.

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kayleighoneillonwheels's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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