Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Himmel und Hölle by Malorie Blackman

9 reviews

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abortion, Bullying, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Racism, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

An amazing book facing many difficult topics: racism, societal standards and mental health. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Stalking, Violence, Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Abortion, Blood, and Addiction

efsimpkin's review against another edition

I am sure that this deserves all the hype it got 20 years ago. But I feel like I’m being beaten around the head with the same recurring themes and how Sephy and Callum’s POV chapters aren’t that different. Neither of them speak like teenagers. Lynette’s mental health issues are played for laughs, it’s awful. I truly commend Malorie Blackman for the idea of this book, the flipped racism, I found that so interesting, but I can’t suffer through the state of this writing to find out what happens. 

UPDATE I READ THE PLOT AND???? BRO WHAT. Nah. NAH. NOPE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Racism

karol99's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Very YA and not in the best way. I didn't really like the writing. I was very frustrated with the characters, but I think that's due to the fact that the miscommunication trope is a pet-peeve of mine. They were very young for most of te book, which reflected in the writing- I am not a teen, and therefore might have read this too late as I am not the correct demographic anymore. Concept and idea of the book is very interesting, and enjoyed the book tackling race issues that are ignored and engraved into society today, and have become deeply systemic. But what took me out of it was the YA Cons vs the pros. I think think the way the book is written is very much a product of it's time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Bullying, Hate crime, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Vomit

danileah07's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt

graciethomson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

emmahe's review against another edition

I watched the show and thought it was gorgeous but then I found out half way through the book that

callum dies!?!?!?!?

so i’ll need to emotionally deal with that before diving back in 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt

bungal0w's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This book's plot line was so reflective of our society today and really easily makes you stop and think. Are the characters loveable- its complicated because the main characters, Callum and Sephy, are so deeply in love and trapped in their own world that they collectively are the only thing you can focus on which personally didnt want me to love one or the other but leave them without a specific favourite and no bias as i read.  however, the characters had only one personality and the plot was predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Abandonment

antoniarachael28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit