Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

94 reviews

jmiles758's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Racism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

ccerpa's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: War

martinj's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

kimberpoi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts

sinasbooknook's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

just wow. there was something so simple yet so captivating about etaf rum’s writing that made this such a compulsive read. if you’re looking for plot, you won’t find it here but it was still hard to put this book down. i felt so connected to yara and invested in her healing journey i needed to know that she would be ok in the end. 

the ending was almost too picture perfect given the circumstances and personalities laid out from the start. but i loved how this wrapped up so many fragile subjects — navigating culture, marriage, motherhood, identity and belonging, and expectations placed on women — into such a beautiful story that was easy to read and absorb without feeling banal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Mental illness

deereadstoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

amberlfaris's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Violence, and Mental illness

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

thatvirgoreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book is incredible, heart-breaking, intimate, and honest. I really enjoyed this book. This book is also VERY sad. Yara’s mental and emotional journey is the plot. I would say this book is slow-paced. The novel is about a woman working through the many challenges, traumatic experiences, generational trauma that has been passed down, and cultural/gender expectations that feel restricting to her while ALSO trying to answer the questions many of us face— what am I doing with my life, is this all there is to my life, how can I take ahold of my wants and desires and make them my reality? 

I think the journey, even though it is fictional, that we get to go on with Yara is meaningful to anyone who has struggled mentally. My heart would ache and empathize with the pain, anger, and fear she was experiencing. I felt connected to Yara through the things she was learning about herself, and other times I just wanted to give her a hug and be there for her. 

This book was one that felt really important to me as a person. I would recommend this to people, but don’t tell me if you don’t like it haha. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts