Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Slip by Marika McCoola

70 reviews

sarahwithanf's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Suicide attempt

therainbowshelf's review

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Summer Art school isn’t going as planned for Jade. She was supposed to start with her best friend, but her friend is in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Jade works her feelings into art that keeps coming to life. I loved this coming of age art story of healing and self-discovery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Suicide attempt

hhartkopp's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

kwurtzel3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Suicide attempt

brogan7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

A beautiful graphic novel about a young woman spending a summer at an arts camp making ceramics.
It details the creative process in a beautiful and inspiring way.
It's also about friendship and youth and mental health troubles.
There were some aspects I failed to understand...what was she saying with the cat?  And why was there the cat AND the wolf

and why did they both get destroyed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

sloppytoppy's review against another edition

tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

rosieryel's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

lovely sad bittersweet way to explore these themes - i couldn’t necessarily relate to what the characters were going through but it felt real and true

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

siriface's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt

puggreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

homulucy's review against another edition

emotional 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

Slip is a book bound together by the emotions and relationships of the characters. This could’ve easily made the novel hard to follow, but it didn’t because it was done well. 
Color is another integral part of Slip’s storytelling. The book isn’t in full color, usually staying in black and white, but there are moments when the main character is thinking about her friend Phoebe, the art turns red, beautifully portraying the emotions that come with what happens throughout the plot.
Overall, a good read. I wish we could’ve gotten a proper resolution between Jade and Phoebe, but the exclusion of that doesn’t leave too many loose ends. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt