Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

32 reviews

lesbiankj's review against another edition

Homophobia scenes were too strong to fully enjoy the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Outing

bookbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Still the best young adult novel I've ever read. I treasure this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

a_win_in_clear_rain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

Very slow-paced book, I had trouble getting through it, especially at first. But I’m really glad I did; I feel like I learned and so much and felt what the characters felt. Incredible writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Medical content, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

yolie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.75

It took me quite a while to get through this book. The first half of the book is dedicated to setting the slow-paced life in Montana Cameron finds herself trapped in. 

Grieving, lonely, curious and troublesome we spend the Summer with Cameron as she explores her sexuality, much to the chagrin of her conservative and religious family and community. 

While this book could have gone so many directions with this story, it was a Bildungsroman that stayed true to the genre. Despite the circumstances she later finds herself in, surprisingly, Cameron is finally able to define for herself her identity and who she is without the judgment from her community and family.

I wish the book tied up certain storylines and situations better, although the ending tried to be hopefully and reflective of the journey Cameron had been on/ was still going on, I wish it explored the “what happens next” further.

I can’t say I enjoyed reading, but more like I didn’t mind reading it to pass the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Addiction, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Car accident

mwalla's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Self harm, Outing, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

del_moon's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.75

I give this book a 2.75/5. I have many questions, such as:
• Why was every girl she met gay?
•Why did she get no closure with Irene, was she even over her?
•How did she not drown from her muscles locking up at the end?
There are many more but I don’t feel like listing them right now. I also just wasn’t engrossed with her writing style. There were too many run on sentence, in my opinion. Lastly, she described herself as a loner at school but every girl she became friends with (except for Jane) liked her, and so did one of the boys. It just felt like she was a Mary Sue, but gay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Outing, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

marjokat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, Cancer, Body shaming, and Bullying

jessatty's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

5.0

Absolutely loved it. I was a fan of the movie, and I really appreciated getting to see Cameron’s inner life and how she experiences everything. Her sardonic attitude to most of the adults in her life is the perfect compliment to the bullshit she encounters at God’s Promise.
I won’t be specific, but I think the ending (which differed from the film) was gorgeous, and has stuck with me (I imagine it probably will for years).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Drug use, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Death of parent

cms0899's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Suicide attempt