Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Outlawed by Anna North

71 reviews

growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition

adventurous

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

I was very impressed by this! I was burned by the last "feminist western" I read, but this was great and I'm looking forward to recommending it to a few friends. 
The characters felt real, the plot was high-stakes, but grounded and there were some excellent pieces of writing throughout. 
Points off because

I didn't like that Lark, the bi eunuch king, was introduced just to die

and I'm not sure how much I'll think about this now that I'm done with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Infertility, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Racism, Mental illness, and Homophobia

sbaryluk's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Suicide attempt

embattler's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

ripxw's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Terminal illness, Death, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

hope_gabrielle_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility and Abortion

Minor: Grief, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Racism, Death, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Violence, Miscarriage, Self harm, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

lexa_oxford's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

rory_o_rama's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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

4.25

What can I say, I’m a sucker for a good Wild West setting. Throw in some queer folks and there was no way I was putting this book down before I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

Moderate: Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

softhesquirrel's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Infertility, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

mals_library's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Sexism, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Transphobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual content

melissalivanos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

3.75

It was a good book, but hard to read sometimes. The dystopic “if a woman can’t have a baby, she’s a witch who needs to be hanged” tone is rough to stomach in the current political climate. But I liked the characters, the plot, the ending, and the prose. The novel successfully examined the themes it set out to examine, and left me with a lot of thoughts and feelings. It’s just not the kind of book I’m in a place to dolly enjoy right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage