Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

83 reviews

ha1yan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

This book was such an amazing follow-up to Gideon the Ninth. We've got double the millennial meme references (none House left grief!?), even more terrifying space necromancy, and DRAMA. It has one of the weirdest perspectives and plots I've ever read and I LOVED IT. Harrow the Ninth is the ONLY way bury your gays should be used in media, actually.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism and Genocide

Hallucinations, manipulation and gaslighting, unreality

harrownova's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

A triumph. I can’t. Incredible. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Blood, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

marioncromb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

It being roughly a year since i'd read Gideon, so starting this book had me even more confused and doubting my memories than i think the author intended, but once i got that that /was/ the point i was fully on board, brain racing to try and unpick the mystery before Muir reveals it to us slowly, masterfully, thread by thread. The humour is not quite the same as in Gideon but is still very much there. I think this will be the best book i read this year, its only flaw being perhaps it doesn't end in an as self-contained a way as Gideon - its going to be a tough wait for Alecto, but i definitely want to reread both Gideon and Harrow in that time with new understanding & to spot all the clues i missed first time round!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, Sexual content, and Suicide

plumpaperbacks's review against another edition

Even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of Gideon the Ninth, I was curious to see where the story would go and what Harrow’s narration would be like. I found Harrow the Ninth to be boring and rather confusing, and ultimately decided not to finish at the 34% mark. Even the shortest chapters felt like they dragged on for ages. I also thought that the usage of second person narration was jarring; I’m not used to reading it, and in this instance, since I was already struggling to get immersed in the book, it certainly didn’t help. I’m kind of sad to ditch this book, but I just don’t have the time or energy for books I’m not liking.

Representation:

• lesbian protagonist

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

The content warnings above are only accurate for the portion of the book that I read.

keen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Genocide

Minor: Child death and Kidnapping

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

I was so confused as to what was happening for like 75% of this book. I suspected, but I was still confuzzled. I didn't laugh out loud as much as I did in Gideon, but I did very much enjoy following Harrowhark's journey. The second person perspective was fascinating, I've very rarely encountered it previously. And then the last 25% happened and WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM so good. I cannot reveal more without spoilers, but everything is wrapped up for the most part, except for one major mystery that I assume will be the lead-in to the next book. Also, the narrator continues to be a superstar in the audio version, and I will certainly listen to Alecto on audio. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

notthatlibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Child death and Genocide

bi_blue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Death, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Self harm, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

tonni's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

tamsyn muir will be hearing from my therapist

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

I don't know how to rate this! I don't understand most of what just happened! This is either the most confusing series in the world or a beautiful puzzle that will sort itself out in the conclusion of the trilogy!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicide, Mental illness, Cursing, and Child death