Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

99 reviews

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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: Death, Racism, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

amoscreates's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

the concept and the ideas presented in the book were very intriguing to me. i liked the characters and i liked the settings as well as the world-building that was done.

the story didn't have a clear tension arc though. there were 4 separate points where it felt like the story was finally kicked off but then the tension just dropped and fell flat and there was no progression for a long time.

it felt like there were a lot of individual good puzzle pieces but there was simply something missing which means they didn't connect into one nice solid picture and that is truly a pity.

i wish I could give this book a better rating, but i wouldn't recommend it to most people i know so I can't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape

athenajpeg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Medical content

hanathemah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

gwen_c's review against another edition

dark emotional

• 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: Bullying, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

lonelytourist's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Pedophilia

simonamiller's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book even though it's more dystopian than I typically enjoy. The world-ship & society are vividly portrayed, & characters are interesting. It's not an easy read, set in a space society where slavery and the subjugation of black people is alive and well. Black people live in terrible conditions in lower decks on the space ship. They are expected to report to work daily in the fields or elsewhere (such as working in the radiation-heavy deck of their small sun), and their lives are closely controlled and monitored by white guards watching their every move and doing nightly headcount to make sure everyone is where they're supposed to be. 
I enjoyed having a neuro-atypical protagonist & LGBTQ+ characters. Aster is a delightful character who spends most of her time thinking in very literal and straight-forward ways. Her strong understanding of medical science isn't her only useful skill, and her way of thinking helps her crack tough codes and to survive. 

Content warnings for suicide, rape, spousal abuse, oppressive abuse, racism, mental illness, loss of a parent, and other topics that may be difficult for some readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness

Loss of a parent, loss of a friend

babayagaofficial's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Raven perched on the top of the fireplace and began to speak: "If you kill me and cook me up, I will be tough and stringy, breaking your teeth. You must have me alive, uncooked."So the man sprinkled salt, rosemary, lemon pepper, and cayenne onto the Raven and swallowed him up whole in one gulp. Once inside the stomach, Raven began flying about the man's body, pecking away, chewing up important parts, until the man died in great agony.Raven flew up the canal of the man's throat and escaped by way of the mouth. He fixed himself a bowl of stew. He thought about how it was good to be back home. The End.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia