Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

101 reviews

brinanarama's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage

kalmia31's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Violence

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

this absolutely wrecked me. i cried in public reading this. 

it was so enlightening on the tribulations many Iranian people faced during that time. i felt my heart break when the characters faced grief and loss.

i would recommend this 1000%, please just check trigger warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Child death, Colonisation, Infertility, Medical content, Death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Self harm, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

bhopeu's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

 So this is love. Truly exquisite. These characters are alive in my mind, and they will continue to live up here. Bahman, Roya, Walter, Mr. Fakhri, these people became a part of me.

"I haven't stopped thinking about you. What I'm trying to say, Roya Joon, is that I have not stopped thinking about you since that day in the square." AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

"But the biggest loss for me? It was losing you. Nothing in my life has been more painful. I've thought about you constantly for sixty years."

This is THE love story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Child death, Abortion, Death, Classism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Infertility

Minor: War, Dementia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

francestea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was a very emotional and moving book ranging from the absolute bliss of young love to the devastation of life lost. The audiobook narrator was excellent. I specifically appreciated hearing her correct pronunciations of the delicious meals they ate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Sexism

agiali's review against another edition

5.0

*:･ﾟ190/ 108 

I want to sue Marjan Kamali solely for the cause of my emotional distress. 


I did not expect to love this as much as I do. I originally heard of this book years ago but figured it wouldn't be for me as it has a very historical setting. I am so upset at my 16-year-old self for not reading this sooner as I am so incredibly unwell but also so thankful that I got to read this work of art. Not only did this book tick me off but it made me fall in love, want to fight people, and then, as we know, I ✨ cried ✨ <i>The Stationery Shop</i> also shocked me many times with the twists I did not see coming. 

This is such a beautiful book, but please check the content warnings because it is FULL of them. This reminded me mildly of the book <i>Alone With You in the Ether</i> by Olivie Blake, but only because it really asked a lot of questions that would ultimately hurt my heart to answer. 

I love Bahman and I will not shut up about him and Roya :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Cancer

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.5

I understand the appeal of this book for others, but it was not for me. It had all of my least favorite tropes and minimal character development. Definitely check trigger warnings as it is full of trauma (not the ones you would assume from the back of the book)

This book is The Notebook only partly in Iran

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Gun violence, Violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: War

emma_thornton's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Hmm… I do always enjoy learning and reading about a new culture. But my thoughts and feelings on the characters & story & ending feel complex. Overall - I read it in two days so I guess that means I enjoyed the book as a whole. Idk. I need to discuss with book club. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death, Child death, and Miscarriage

elliethelibrarian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, and Death

Minor: War and Miscarriage