Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

79 reviews

murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition

funny reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A family portrait dipping between absurdity and realism. Contains some really potent prose/language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide, and Abandonment

backyardroses's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, and Death of parent

boyinajar's review

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

what a masterclass in unreliable narration! very raw, sticky prose. deeply involved character work. incredibly vivid imagery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, Animal death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Addiction, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexism, Cancer, Child abuse, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

esjay94's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, and Suicide

brdwilliams's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcohol, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal cruelty

aliceleeds227's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

abbynordman's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

bexgil's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

zoetaulli's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I know she has trauma but she seems so determined to ruin her own life. I guess that’s something I could understand. I hate that she didn’t have real character development until the very end and then everything wraps up so fast after that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

ksabol's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Cancer