Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Por Lugares Incríveis by Jennifer Niven

117 reviews

ah_nailse's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.75

It’s a sucker punch to the gut every time I’ve read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

e_emmaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Car accident, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Eating disorder, Addiction, Suicide, Death, Alcohol, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Mental illness

purplee_rain89's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

It was so beautifully written and you could totally immense yourself in the story, almost feeling like you're the one living through it. The topics it talks about are difficult but important nonetheless and it's done in a way that portrays the seriousness of mental illness and suicide/suicidal ideation really well but even despite this, the end of the book leaves you with some sort of hope that healing is possible and you can in fact find your own way. It was heart wrenching and devastating but has its own beauty after all and I'll definitely read it again.

Sending lots of love to anyone struggling right now, you matter and you're so so strong. You will find your way through this eventually; I believe in you, truly <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Bullying, and Car accident

Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, Abandonment, Self harm, Addiction, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

paigestilwill's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

While I enjoyed the world building in this story (the characters are assigned a school project that takes them on adventures to unique places in their home state), the love story didn’t build tension as much I tend to prefer. I found it a bit predictable, though the reveal at the end was still emotional and raw nonetheless. This is not a read for anyone who is triggered by suicide or suicidal thoughts, but I thought the book did a good job showing a wholistic view of someone with bipolar disorder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia

parasihir's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book eats me up from the inside. Reading Theodore's point of view can kill me. Poor my baby blue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit

justmesophie's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

naoml's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

The writing in this book is abrasive, but that's what makes it so honest. It's not a perfect book but it's a poignant representation of mental illness and the different ways it manifests. This book doesn't bullshit you with romanticism or a perfect ending, it is very realistic about pain and closure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Car accident, and Eating disorder

wet_towlette's review against another edition

• 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

2.0

Here is a list of thoughts I had while reading this book, as it might be the only way to articulate the experience of reading this: 

The dad is a Canadian hockey player 😭😭

Bro you're quoting Virginia Wolf keep it in your pants 

I just know this author is one pretentious fucker 

he won’t play baseball because he doesn’t want to be a black stereotype are you serious right now who does this white ass author think she is 

“Did you hit that yet or what” 🧍‍♀️

Is he smoking in gym class 

Why didn’t they just get the other voice actor to do the dialogue for their character. Like why is this man pretending to be a teenage girl crying when you have a woman actress 

“She is different from all other girls” bro shut up 

“Vampire Diaries is life” this is so real and based 

“Clothes off, m*dget” 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️

Stop talking about space I'm scared 

Am I supposed to feel sad now 

This is a sad ass authors note I feel a little bit bad now but kinda not really 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

a_h0204's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

The only slower-paced book (that I've read) that did it in such a way that it genuinely added deeper meaning to the story. I don't believe I'll ever be able to put into words just how much this book means to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Car accident

riosrm1015's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Very deep. But I'd only read it once.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Cursing, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts