Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

27 reviews

akswhy's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Come for the quirky misadventures, stay for the incredible exploration of grief and perfect pacing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood and Sexual assault

kimveach's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.25

It took a little while for me to love this book.  The first part is funny, sharp, and brittle, kind of like a sitcom. I was worried the whole book would be like that, but it grew into something much more.  Such a lovely family story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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: Death of parent, Cancer, and Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lc_allen's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

christinesreads's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Sexual assault

wordsmaderight_'s review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

 
this one's a roller-coaster of emotions. You go from laughing to crying to laughing again. Patrick's relationship with the kids is amazing and beautifully written, as well as the bits about dealing with grief and loss.

the pace was a little bit slow for me and sometimes parts of Patrick's speeches felt a bit forced and took me out of the book, but other than that, it really is a great, great book. I know I'll be thinking about this story for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual harassment and Suicidal thoughts

keeley's review

emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death