Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Roxy by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

15 reviews

drastichopeful's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Addiction, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Child death, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

The book does not actually make out Adderall to be as dangerous as Oxycontin.

Addison decides to let Ivy go at the last minute and rejects the party. Meanwhile, Roxy kills Isaac despite trying to let him go, as she has apparently done for many others that she's forgotten.

glorytowers05's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Child death, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

ferdie's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Even though it was fast, if you have any connection with addiction, it will make you reflect. It was very thoughtful and well put together for how horrible the content can be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

212keatsk's review

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book HURT. I think it handled the very controversial topic of addiction very well. The writing is engaging and very layered. The concept of drugs using people and not the other way around is a very fresh perspective on addiction, one that I enjoyed. This book was a hard read but a necessary one. Neal shusterman handles mental illness with grace and this one felt like a waltz. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Vomit and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

dododenise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

This book tore me apart. You know that it will end in one death, and that keeps you on your toes. You remind yourself not to get attached, because you will loose one of them. Yet, you do. You fall right with them.

This was such a brilliant way to tell a story on addiction. There’s creativity in it, an idea that made it feel new and made me pay attention.
Like I am used from Shusterman, a brilliant idea is transformed into a masterpiece of a story. God, I wish I could work with my ideas in such a masterful way. 

The execution was careful and yet brutal. It did not shy away, but it did not loose nuance. It never forgot to mention the good drugs being with them, while making clear that that is not the story this book is telling. This book tells the story of abuse and addiction, and that there’s nothing pretty about it. 

All of this is to say: I loved the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

ecravens's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Medical content, Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Grief, and Vomit

kate_mare's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

It was very slow to read but a good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Addiction, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

esme_may's review

dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

There was a point in this book where I thought I was going to like it as much as some of Neal Shusterman's other books (I loved the Arc of a Scythe trilogy and Dry) as it was easy to get invested, but after a while it got repetitive. I used to be someone who kept up with the author's releases but I'm not sure that I still will given how widely my opinions on his different books vary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

haleymaxinee's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

avatas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness