Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

112 reviews

_shonahenderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, Vomit, Grief, Excrement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Rape, and Toxic friendship

erinmargaretmary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Self harm, and Alcoholism

csteidl93's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Vomit

biggareader's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

random19379's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

euphemia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

this is gonna send me into some state but the writing. please, yes.

when shuggie let his mum die because he gave up the hope that she'd change?? goodbye, i jumped out several windows

 

maybe the singular issue i saw here is the scottish slang. like, it's realistic but still it took me a while to get the hang of it and i even resorted to a glossary of slang i found online. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Blood

katiehuntington's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

laner's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Death, and Grief

morganbarcroft's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual assault

sarah_eggleton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

It was one of those books where I would wonder about the characters in my spare time. The way Stuart writes about really difficult topics is masterful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Racial slurs