Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

210 reviews

ninubean's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

There were some really corny moments, but sometimes the 80's are corny. I've been reading some duds lately and this book made me realize those books have bad editing/writing. Gary Hendrix made me feel like I was watching an entire movie and by the third act, I couldn't put it down. I'm a big fan of 80's/90's horror movies and you could probably spot the tropes a mile away if you are too; it never took away my enjoyment of this book, though! Hendrix's blending of horror and teen drama tropes of the time kept me totally hooked.

Many bizarre characters and moments had me laughing out loud. At the same time, many moments felt so real that they made me teary - Abby's helpless discovery that the world is unfair and, despite it all, doing all she could to fight against it, not for herself but for her best friend. Some of Abby's panicked, misguided decisions had me cringing, but then I thought to myself 'What else could she do?' 

It's everything I want in a horror comedy - absurd, tummy-twisting, and just enough heart to bring it home.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Gun violence

fromtheyellowchair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Animal death, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

heyjaneysmith's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Vomit, Drug use, and Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Torture, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Rape, and Terminal illness

ksuazo94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny, Vomit, Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Minor: Eating disorder

smallspoonbigfork's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Really great book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body horror, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Animal death

glitchblack's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Rape, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

sapph22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Kidnapping, Rape, Suicide attempt, Ableism, and Gore

jojoana's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Gore, Eating disorder, Bullying, Vomit, Torture, and Sexual violence

shaneent's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

This story of the possession of a high school girl's best friend has great 80s vibes and lots of creepy horror. The tension increased throughout the novel with each horrifying act of the demon. The story explored the fear of losing a friend, through change or over time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Blood, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Rape and Alcohol