Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

309 reviews

persnickery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

• 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: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, and Child abuse

kodi_rae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Beautiful, graphic, and unlike anything I’ve read. So interesting and so we’ll done. I loved it. I think Emezi has a knack for writing about the uncomfortable and asking tough questions of their reader. I might like this one slightly more than The Death of Vivek Oji but they are both brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Transphobia, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Body horror

tartanshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

phillygirl2013's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

I liked this book a lot. I didn’t really like the ending. The writing is amazinggggg. The different characters are interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism

arj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Car accident

mbs76's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

jmcampbell57's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Rape, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

ctatu's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Self harm

zumpers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

nicjmorrow's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A very challenging book with hard subjects matter. I don't know that I'm the right person to have read this book and gotten the most out of it. The reading however was gorgeous. The spiritual subject matter is beautiful. And the realistic view of trauma is painful but true. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, Sexual content, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Blood