Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Bálnahullás by Daniel Kraus

160 reviews

michellekm's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

msteinman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Cancer and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

claytoncwillis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

A fast-paced read. Feelings I felt while reading: despair, longing,  disappointment, triumphant, claustrophobic, hope, understanding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Gore

fuzzy_fairy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Suicide

jemckay11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Pandemic/Epidemic

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

ryanwhitley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

While WHALEFALL might not be for everybody, it was certainly for me. It had everything I love about underwater stories: creepy, claustrophobic spaces; and the terror of the unknown depths. I also really love survival stories, and this book scratched that itch big time. The first act of the book was my favorite, as it leaned into my loves and fears about the ocean. The second act was a bit slower for me as I felt it lacked the severity of tension (if that’s even possible for this plot) of the first act. The third act was incredible. Kudos to Daniel Kraus for the research he put into the story: it shows and I appreciate it. And, if this priest may say so, special kudos for his nods to and clear appreciation for the book of Jonah. Some holy books end in questions, indeed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

hanyaya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

A teenager is eaten alive by an animal

pvp_niki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol and Pandemic/Epidemic

stefanie_duncan's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide