Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

117 reviews

iirissr's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.5

A really emotional book which I usually like but this one didn't really hit the mark for me. I did expect a very different kind of a story so I was disappointed that it wasn't what I had imagined. Everything I had seen about this book beforehand was about this: "A teenage boy gets abducted by aliens and he gets to decide if the world is destroyed or not". Which technically is what the book is about, but nowhere near the main focus. It's there in the background the whole time but I was expecting a lot more about the aliens and the abduction. But the book was about messy relationships. And I'm sure many people can enjoy this book and I wish I liked it more but it seemed to be marketed(?) the wrong way. However I did really appreciate the fact that you can interpret what happenes in the book in many ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Bullying, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

maggiegirouard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: Torture, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

mackenzienoelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Hate crime, Bullying, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Outing, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

edencruz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse

outbeet's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Bullying, Suicide, Pregnancy, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

emmacowling's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Dementia, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, and Rape

mrx99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

It is my new favourite book. The pages were lined with cocaine, poetry and total bullshit and I loved every single minute I spend reading this book.
For me this book is about finding meaning in a the shitshow that we call life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Rape

brisiav's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing 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

3.25

Didn’t like the moral or point of the story but it was pretty relatable and a good comfort read in a melancholy way 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

salm0n's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape