Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

137 reviews

millsrose's review

emotional 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

4.75

It’s an incredible read, it partially relates to Heartstopper but provides an incredible story and character development for tori and allows you to truly bond with her and understand her 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

snailsleuth's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Good the whole way through, though the ending felt very rushed. Possibly reflects the MC's mental state at the time, but a choice I didn't love.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder and Self harm

obsessivenerdylady's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

3.75

Loved Heartstopper, even though this book came first. I feel Alice has a unique voice and had created a diverse and complex world with her characters. This was mental health heavy which is a central theme. While I intend to read all of her books, I think I will need to take breaks between, to keep myself from feeling too weighted down with the heavy themes. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Undiagnosed depression

booklover55's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is a constant favourite of mine I have listened and read it multiple time. This book is extremely relatable and it embodies so much emotion and it really makes you think about what u r doing in ur life. This book is for the people who don’t feel life anymore and for the people who need a comfort character who relates to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

a_mean_lesbian's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

k1ddo0o0_'s review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

michellebub's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide

solace0203's review

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

kitywity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

alblovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

This has been my favourite Alice Oseman book that I’ve read so far. I think it’s because I relate a lot to Tori Spring and the way she thinks. She’s very self deprecating and pessimistic, and is clearing struggling with her mental health. 
Michael Holden is such a wonderful character, he’s really the only one who notices Tori is struggling but doesn’t push her to open up about her feelings and admit that she’s having a rough time. I really enjoyed watching their friendship grow throughout the book as they’re trying to find out who is behind solitaire - this anonymous group that is pulling “pranks” on the school, but the pranks keep getting bigger and dangerous and the police and school are pretty much doing nothing to stop them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail