Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Cleopatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

277 reviews

abeautifulshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Suicide

marianajosefa's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

afternoondreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

jancaissemal's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness

tankiana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

maddieagiles's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

daisymoffit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Gorgeous novel. Easy to slip away into, Cleopatra and Frankenstein explores love, trust, sense of self, and is set in an engaging and multifaceted friend group in New York. Felt very much like a twenties-something book, gave me lots of good quotes. Fun and introspective read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Racism, and Sexual harassment

mookisbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Dementia, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

lailajm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ionai's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Drug abuse