Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

79 reviews

northernlitreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

It took me a while to get into this book but once I did I couldn’t put it down. I found some of the language and dialogue quite… stiff - that really took me out of the story. I also felt like I was reading a self help book or being lectured at times which I didn’t love, that’s not to say the book didn’t have a good message - it just seemed a too obvious. Despite all that, I laughed and sobbed so Matt Haig clearly did something right!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Terminal illness

ahaines18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

i absolutely loved this book. while the ending was kind of predictable, the story itself is very inspiring and important for everyone to read, especially those struggling with mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

mnbesser522's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Body shaming

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity

fatemehreadsiguess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, and Death of parent

emilyjean_xo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Car accident

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow! This is not the type of book that I usually read but I ended up falling in love with it. I will warn that there are a lot of heavy storylines within it but I felt like it ended perfectly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Infidelity

camilleemcl's review against another edition

4.0

I was nervous about the way it started but it ended up being a really good book. I just wish there was less language in it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

powellki's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Chronic illness, Cancer, Animal death, and Addiction

mostlypoptarts's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Car accident