Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Bálnahullás by Daniel Kraus

18 reviews

50shadesofrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Started it Halloween morning skeptical about the science, finished it Halloween night sobbing on my couch. Loved it but also don’t know if I can recommend it to people I like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

aparker89's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

What a trip! This book was nearly impossible to put down- I just had to know if Jay was going to escape his prison inside the whale! This story takes us deep into the psyche of death, grief and longing. 
While it seems a little ridiculously with the whole Jonah being swallowed by a whale, this author works hard to ensure scientific accuracy without bogging us down with too much information! 
I really enjoyed this story. It is captivating, riveting and pulls at your heart strings!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mindmouthsoul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

frenchsnail's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

addnumbers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

tasnim_2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

schnurln's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

whatlexisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I don't even know how to put this into words. I liked the ending of the book, the beginning and middle were a bit confusing. I wish the first part had went by a bit quicker. Overall it was an interesting story, definitely different than my normal reads. When I saw it in my email I debated if I should even accept, but the summary was so intriguing I stuck it out. I will say there were a few times I probably would have abandoned the book had it not been for a review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt