Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

42 reviews

nsingh57's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Racism

morimyths's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death and Death of parent

dayanitha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Animal death

mayscue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Read the content warnings before even considering this book. (Spoilers in this review although it kind of is obvious from the beginning) I wish I could understand what other people liked about this book. Unfortunately it was simply too gross, too graphic, and too repulsive to enjoy really any of it. I don't know what the author wanted me to gain from it. I practically wanted to vomit after reading the end, and there was almost nothing good about this book except for some of the explorations which were largely overshadowed by the sexual abuse of minors, oddly racist language, and the most disgusting main character I've ever read. Wish I had abandoned this book earlier but I didn't know the final epilogue would be so graphic. I think you can accomplish plenty of literary goals without sexual violence against children,  but I guess that's just my personal opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

_mayaa's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Read the trigger warnings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Suicide and Alcoholism

edgarallenshoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.0

I wish Yanagihara would use her incredible writing skills to create something that doesn’t make me want to throw up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Suicide

raspinky's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Pedophilia

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Animal death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Fatphobia, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

laughtrack17's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

rpg_gf's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.75

Beautifully written and terribly disturbing. Even though you know what’s coming, you still won’t be prepared for that moment. 
A slow read for me personally but I enjoyed it. The world building was exquisitely detailed, and the characters were all well fleshed out. Norton is a well written terrible man from the get go if you’re paying attention.
Not for the faint of heart, and I found myself uneasy at certain parts of the story, but it’s one I won’t soon forget. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness