Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

We Are the Light by Matthew Quick

51 reviews

mjoiner11's review

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

laheath's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

Emotional story of a town, one man in particular, trying to heal after a tragic event. Told through his letters to his Jungian analyst, the grief and devastation are palpable, but the story is ultimately hopeful in its telling of forgiveness and rebuilding.

Strong trigger warning for this book but worth it if you can get through the difficult material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

chelle22's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder

markandcover's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Suicide

wanderinginreads's review

Couldn’t get into it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide

bobbyheddy's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide

tarabrynn's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I don’t think any book has made me feel, and cry as much as this book. I found it hard to connect with this book at first, but it became clear to me why that was. I give so much credit to Matthew Quick for being brave enough to approach the topic of mass shootings. They are something all Americans live with a conscious or unconscious fear of and yet there seems to be a shortage on meaningful conversation around them. I am so glad Matthew Quick took on this challenge and did it in such a beautiful and raw way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Suicide

annieecusack's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was alright; I wish there had been more analysis of the narrator’s thoughts as opposed to descriptions of events throughout the book to better incorporate the ending into the rest of the story, and create a more psychological environment, which seemed to be a goal but was a bit poorly executed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

katiieecat's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gondorgirl's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail