Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

99 reviews

xoodlebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility

espeon's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

i thought the book was overall good, but the way dialogue is written is like...i know for aster it's supposed to be awkward, because she's awkward at talking, but for people like flick it took me right out. it felt like everyone basically had the same voice in their speech, which meant everyone talked awkwardly just like aster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, and Grief

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book is incredibly engaging and unique. It would be easy to describe it as

slavery but in space

and nothing else but that, but there's so much more to it. Because there's a different hierarchical system in place, it shows new ways people maintain control over others. Additionally, the relationships between the various characters are so complex, and it doesn't take the easy way out of focusing on some sort of romance as a happy ending. Also, side note,

Aster is totally autistic and I really loved getting to see myself in her character in that way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

This book is incredible. It is so much and everything more. I feel lucky to have read it. It covers graphic and difficult topics, but the plot has so much momentum I was able to move with it. It felt inexplicably real but just enough fantasy for it to be bearable- I don't have the words for what this book means to me in this moment. I think it is a special read that will stay withmee

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Death of parent

This contains heavy topics, please take care of yourself as you read it, but if you can, I think it is worth it

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Suicide, and Abortion

gracew's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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? No

5.0

This is an entirely different story from The Deep but I loved it. This was a challenging read both in terms of the themes and the way the story weaves in and out of time and in and out of POVs. But the challenge made the story, as it were. The detail, the world building, the characters, the way it takes you by the throat and never lets up, this book is just incredible. I will say that part of the challenge of this story is that involves a lot of people causing pain to a lot of others. Please read with caution and note the trigger warnings. Rivers Solomon is now up there with Jemisin and Gaiman as authors I will pick up anything from, no matter the context. Between this and The Deep there is no doubt in my mind that people will be reading and discussing Solomon's works for generations to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

drchronicallyreading's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book reminded me a lot of a movie I love! I wish there had been more detail on certain aspects of the book and felt some aspects could have had a tiny bit less. Very well written and enjoyed!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

quorumbutton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

yavin_iv's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality

Minor: Pedophilia

jakinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

I could not put this book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Transphobia

Moderate: Self harm and Vomit