Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

23 reviews

voxelbee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Incest, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

rochellem's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

A beautiful, poignant and important read. I don’t have the words to praise this book - all I can say is that I very highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

puttingwingsonwords's review

reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

booksandmo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

lparks90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

jessaminebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Transphobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Deadnaming, and Death

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Transphobia

morganmaxwell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Incest, and Suicidal thoughts

tamerebel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Transphobia