Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

3856 reviews

han2213's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

j_yarbrough's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mmlk's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

ryan24watson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

I didn’t read the trigger warnings, and I still loved this book. If anything, it made me connect to jude through empathy in a way I’ve never been able to before. 

Beautiful characters that are immensely flawed, perfect balance of devastation and appreciation for the small beauties in life. Rating could change, but I can’t see this ever being below 4.5 stars for me. This book will stay with me in my memory for a very long time.

Will never look at a fire escape the same way again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

jd_jinkies's review against another edition

Trauma porn, through and through.

I think to truly enjoy this novel, there's no way you could have any real life experiences with sexual/physical/emotional trauma.

There is so much that could have been good about this, but it is completely overshadowed by the author's incessant need to traumatize the everliving fuck out of the main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

tessrada's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Self harm

laura_christina97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow what a book! I started this on Sunday, finished it Wednesday. I couldn’t put it down. The writing was amazing, I really felt like I was there.

This book shares the story of complex relationships between four friends from college to adulthood. 

I’m still processing what I read, but wow. Just simply wow. 

If you are thinking of reading this please read up on the trigger warnings before deciding if it’s for you 🩵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

wallflowerm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

llis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

i knew almost nothing about this book before reading it, besides that i should read it once i’m mentally healthy and ready and that it will wreck me.

it did in fact wreck me and my mental health. i didn’t expect much from the book, but the writing is incredible and the plot is so interesting that once i really got into the book, i couldn’t put it down and binged it in a week.

for anyone that has struggled with mental health issues, especially self harm in the past, please be ready to relive some of your experiences, since the book goes into graphic detail. please only read it when you trust yourself enough to not let it make you fall back into past patterns.

this is a must-read i will from now on recommend to anyone who wants to read something heartbreaking and that could haunt them for a while. and lastly, Fuck this book man (i sobbed so hard)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

emilylacey330's review against another edition

challenging 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

If I could give this 6 stars, I would. I absolutely adored this book. Despite being over 700 pages I wanted more. More of these characters, more of their life, more of the intimacy you see slowly built over the 30 year snapshot you have into their life. Not a single page or word is wasted. It shows you their highs and lows and is truly one of the best books I have ever read. I wish I could read it for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt