Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

101 reviews

ksuazo94's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War, Violence, and Gaslighting

schang's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship

bree_of_the_woods's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

crakandra's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Xenophobia and Suicide attempt

niamhbereading's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

absolutely enchanting.... a lovely read..... 

roya, our main narrator, is so enchanting. the story is told in third pov but the kamali does a great job of infusing roya's voice in it. she's human & messy & i can see myself in her. her reactions to the plot felt like something i would do, too. 

the romance was so sweet. roya & bahman were the perfect teenage love story. i was rooting for them! & when it all went wrong it hurt me deeply :( though i wouldn't say this book is a romance, because it focuses on so much more than roya & bahman's romantic love. the plot is much richer than two teenagers falling in love. 

the story begins in 1953 iran, & a good chunk of the book takes place there. even when it moves to the us, persian culture is seen everywhere through roya's voice. i'm not persian & i don't engage w/ persian culture really, but damn this book made me fall in love w/ it. i can see the research kamali did to create such a rich world. i'm extra impressed bc this book takes place in 1950s iran AND us, so kamali had to do double the period research. 

the plot was so complex. three generations playing in one love story! everything falling together! wow 

the depiction of iranian political conflict was so interesting. never did i think i would find myself, a silly american in 2023, learning about iranian coups seventy years prior. kamali is such a wordsmith that it was interesting. 

n e way wonderful read! i would recommend this book to fans of sweet romances, period pieces, & complex stories. i think if you love "the princess bride" by william goldman you'll be into this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, War, and Violence

this story takes place in 1953 iran, during political conflict. there is a coup &

a character gets stabbed & dies

. do not read if you're sensitive to war & death in war

kare620bear's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Absolutely loved this book. Overall this story is bittersweet and charming all at once. 
Editing this as I am upping my rating to 5 stars. This story has remained with me for a couple months now and is one of my favorite reads so far this year.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt

telemesmerism's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Abortion

oddreads_nicolestins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was a whirlwind! I really enjoyed how Marjan took us from the past to the present throughout. The plot twists were twisting, and I enjoyed the way Marjan set up the plot. I'm not a big romance reader- honestly this is one of two books I've read with romance as a main theme. Without giving away spoilers, the romance between Roya and Bahman was very sweet and definitely portrayed young love at it's finest. The drama between the adults was where the true tea simmered! Aside from the romance elements, I also appreciated the historical/cultural backdrop of the book and learned so much about 1950s Tehran! Highly recommend if you're into historical fiction/romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and War

nicolebooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Moderate: Abortion

lily159's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Abortion, War, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Mental illness