Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

265 reviews

minty's review against another edition

2.0

I cannot go on with this book--normally I can handle most things that warrant trigger warnings, but I can't deal with all this sexual abuse. I love the father, except for how he's oblivious to the abuse in his own home, and Betty is a delight; seeing the world through her eyes means you can see the things she can't, though she grows quite astute.

And so I actually rate a DNF 2 stars, because I think this is a good book, but it is not for me at this time (and likely ever). Check the warnings before starting this (I didn't). I am quitting at 39%, the mom is describing something so deeply deeply upsetting that literally in the middle of her story I was like "I do not have to read things I don't want to read."

I just flagged this with content warnings and realized just how many more there are--this book is a walking trigger warning. Racism, physical violence, suicide attempt, child abuse... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

l0veth1ng's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

such an emotional but necessary read. this book will stay with me for a long, long time. a girl comes of age against the knife <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

elizabethburgans's review against another edition

Too dark and sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sarahruthsreads's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The fastest 5 star review I’ve given all year. This book is devastating and beautiful, and I feel like I’m actually a different person after reading it. But please for the love of god read the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

ialim01's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

k8ofhearts's review against another edition

sad medium-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? No

1.5

Very Trauma Porn-y

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

eleanorferrari17's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book is beautifully written, filled with reflections on nature, childhood and storytelling. The character of Landon is a source of comfort for the Betty and the rest of the family, but he also felt like a safe and reliable person to read about in contrast to a lot of the other characters, especially Betty’s mother Alka.

Overall I found Betty brilliant and eye opening, but there are so many triggering themes and several times it was too much to read - incest, suicide and animal abuse to name a few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

clusterf_cked's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fozlandgirl's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I don't give memoirs or raw emotional books anything less than a five. This book has EVERY trigger you can think of. Take the warning seriously but this is someone's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Police brutality

Minor: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and War

Please please please take head of the graphic content. It is severe and if you are not in a good place, don't read this until you are.

rosceyred's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting