Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

23 reviews

aparker89's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Mental illness

chaoticblade5's review

It has very frustrating formatting, chapters are often a page long. There's A LOT of content warnings for this book, and a fetishization of Lovecraft without too much in terms of actual Lovecraftian horror. I looked up to see if there were more content warnings for this book, and it has stuff that I'm just not willing to deal with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Physical abuse, Abortion, and Medical content

The book opens with

a 7 year-old collecting the suicide notes of his older sister, and the nonchalance tone about serious topics like this is kept with what I've currently read.

tibbarasden's review

dark medium-paced

4.0

Very meandering and not what I expected based on the synopsis. The synopsis had me expecting the horror attraction and monster aspect to be a more central focus of the story. Really, the focus was more on this family and Noah's perspective, specifically. Though the monster is a big part of Noah's life. That said, I think the synopsis did what it could without spoiling the story. Also, why the constant pop culture references! That is a personal pet peeve, and so I try not to judge too harshly. There were even some points where I thought it worked well for the story and was a clever nod for those who get it. Still, even knowing my personal grievance, I felt it was a little over the top. That said, the story really comes together in the end, which I found enjoyable if not mind-blowing. My favorite parts were the Turner sequences. Loved that aspect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

swampgrandma's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

dpsmom's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

More geared like Lovecraft horror than Stephen King horror. Weird and a bit uncomfortable in spots. Not an overly complex read, making it quick to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Grief

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

kittykaz's review against another edition

This was written by A Man. And he kept referencing Lovecraft.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death

scenic92's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

amber_lyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

At some points in this book I had to put it down and just stare at nothing for a second.

This book caught me by surprise. A monster is haunting a family for generations and each person has a very different reaction to the monster. This was much more about the psychology of each member of the family and the dynamic between each of them. I think this book has a little bit of everything. I’m definitely planning on reading it again to get the things I missed the first round.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gore, and Pedophilia

caspian's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts