Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

506 reviews

ax_sebas's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

an absolute thrill! i loved every word of this book. truly jaw dropping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts

c_dmckinney's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Addiction, Murder, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Confinement, Colonisation, Body shaming, Gore, Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, War, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Torture

raebelanger's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

erstreetman's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Xenophobia, and War

brighgreen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Maybe the best book I’ve ever read. Definitely top 3. This complicated and interesting and devastating book made me feel everything: the good the bad, and the very bad. A book about fantasy and the cold truth we face today and have faced forever, in such a clear way. I don’t know how to describe it; just read it.

Second time reading it through, I notice a lot more unbelievable dialogue and character development (sometimes it feels like everything clicks together too seamlessly romance/alliance-wise) and Part Three was very underwhelming (while reading it I was thinking “I have this book 5 stars??) but then the ending really did it for me and I remembered that’s what happened the last time I read this too. Still a great read and I’m excited for the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Rape

lunalikesbooksss's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, Addiction, Sexism, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Homophobia

blanketpirate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, War, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault

vael's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Abandonment, Grief, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, Misogyny, Slavery, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, War, Genocide, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

turrean's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

Brutal, dark, and riveting; a narrative of distilled feminine rage. 

Listening to the audiobook added an extra depth to the story, since the names were pronounced correctly. I did find that some of the most violent scenes were really hard to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Emotional abuse, Classism, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Sexism, Trafficking, and Death

bumblebeefarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racism