Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Wonderland by Juno Dawson

18 reviews

zoey98's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence

kajoreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

The good:

–The premise and the setting were interesting.

–I enjoyed a lot of the commentary around transness.

–the Alice in Wonderland retelling aspect was fun.


The bad:

–There were some weird jokes and descriptions that came across like microaggressions.

–The mental illness rep was questionable.

–I wish the MC’s internalized misogyny was addressed better.

–Overall, the book simply didn’t live up to my expectations. The synopsis had me hoping for an investigative mystery. This wasn’t that.

–The resolution was underwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Racism, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Biphobia, Ableism, Violence, and Blood

wonderlandellie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Outing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

literarylily's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Drug use, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Incest, Sexual assault, Cursing, Animal death, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cultural appropriation

juliettoliver's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt and Self harm

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Self harm, Deadnaming, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Outing, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Transphobia

_rowan_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

kasvispupu's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Violence

bunnibelle87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Self harm

enmcurrie's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.25

I personally really enjoyed this book. It was certainly out there, and the plot was quite gritty and dark, dealing with tough themes. I loved the modern spin on the classic, Alice in Wonderland, I thought it was very clever. Dawson’s writing is also great at being able to lighten very dark topics with her humour in an appropriate way. It was very interesting to read about the path of self-destruction that these privileged characters go through as part of society’s (and specifically London’s) elite. The pace is fast, as the plot happens in one weekend. The main character is transgender, which is great as it adds diversity and provides representation. It was so interesting to have a further insight into the life of a trans young woman and how difficult it can be, such as how easy it is for her to be sexualised. 

I think this novel is great, and tackles a lot of important topics. I would recommend to anyone that’s interested!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia