Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

46 reviews

vivalahelios's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Rape

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual content, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

thenevermore's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

an_owls_eye's review

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

gabigw's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

soggybonez's review

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

icieri's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

svenja1996's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a really really hard topic to read about but the craftsmanship of writing is phenomenal. 
Please check the trigger warnings before reading this because it gets heavy and dark and if you're not ready for that it could overwhelm you. 
It's such a delicate, intricate matter where writing about it is a fine line between explaining and informing while not traumatizing in the process. The author did a perfect job in my opinion. 

This is a book that I would Always recommend reading if you have the capacity for it but would strongly recommend NOT Reading if you don't or are not sure if you can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Suicide, Mental illness, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

scottyreadsstuff's review

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.5

I wonder if in the future My Dark Vanessa will enter the canon of literature exploring perversion and pedophilia…

The writing in this novel was incredibly captivating!! I wanted to keep reading even though I was thoroughly disgusted with everything happening. To anyone interested in reading My Dark Vanessa, I’d really examine the trigger warnings since this can be rather disturbing. Other than that I totally recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

martzi's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Child abuse, Alcohol, Violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship