Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

133 reviews

rtrotzko's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

alicenotti's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

I think I would’ve enjoyed this more as a 15 year old than a 23 year old 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm

slayharrie28's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Self harm, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Suicide

marleennieke's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad fast-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? Yes

3.25

I really liked Heartstopper which got me to read this book. The book was easy to read and the mystery of Solitaire kept me wanting to finish it. Unfortunately, the Solita re happenings in the book felt somewhat absurd which made it hard to really get into the story. I liked the friendship between Tori and Michael, but the dynamics between Tori and the other characters felt somewhat unnatural and it would have been nice to have a bit more background. For example, I have no idea how Becky and Tori kept being friends for so long when Tori was getting more and more depressed. It also shocked me how depressed Tori actually was and how she barely received any help from the people around her.

I found that I kept expecting Tori to find romance, but it was nice to find a book focused on persoal development and deali g with mental illness instead of finding romantic love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Eating disorder

osemanvrse's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is my ranking right now, and there’s a chance it could change.

I like the way cynicism is portrayed in this book, but I wish we heard more about Aaron/Quiff and Evelyn and what happened with them. I think all of these guys need therapy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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: Cursing

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

jillottaway's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Eating disorder

vegxnpotato's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

ariak07's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Self harm, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic friendship

bronwyn3791's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts