Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

47 reviews

anne152's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Child death, Antisemitism, Slavery, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

lesliesorensen's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.75

I feel like this is... a great book for white people who haven't really confronted race, racism, and white privilege before. And people who need to hear compelling stories about how racism affects individual people -- especially individuals who are extremely palatable & upstanding -- in order to understand and care about it. If you know what I mean.

It's a good message, but the writing / delivery felt forced & heavy-handed... Like, as you read, you sort of picture it playing out like a movie...and this is not a particularly good movie -- but it thinks it's gonna get that Oscar. 

It's also questionable for a white woman to write from the perspective of any Black person.

It did keep my attention though, and I enjoyed the change of character perspective throughout. I also appreciated how well-researched it was.

Bottom line: it was fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Pregnancy

jrdnmanon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Antisemitism, Medical content, and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

emmashelley's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Suicide, Racism, and Racial slurs

betweenthelinesbookclub's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Racism, Racial slurs, and Child death

Minor: Suicide, Homophobia, and Antisemitism

butterfliesonmybookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

That ending..... I have CHILLS.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism

whattaylorreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Self harm, Medical content, Hate crime, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship