Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

STONE BLIND - Der Blick der Medusa: Roman by Natalie Haynes

4 reviews

merenguita's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

It's good but it's not great. 
I honestly thought there was going to be more Medusa in this story and i feel like the last part is way too much about Perseus... 
There were emotional parts but even those I expected to be more emotional. 
Idk, maybe I was way too hyped

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Rape

elizabethgreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

Beautiful writing and an impactful story.

Essentially a feminist retelling of the greek myth of Medusa.  This story gives you alot of different character prospectives throughout the book which because of the amount of characters led to a slow start but once it got going turned out to be an unputdownable book.

The story does a great job of showing victim blaming and its effects. It also does a great job of discussing content and how consent is not actually consent if the victim fears violence too oneself or others as a result of not consenting and how this can happen because of someone of authority or power using there status to coerce a victim into providing unwanted sexual activities. 

The was also such a beautiful depiction of what it means to love people and the value of familial love which perhaps is the most prominent theme of the novel. 

This story makes you think about those we see as monsters and weather they are actually monsters or victims there selves.  It also makes you question heros and causes you to consider the heros' real motives. It shows how we shouldn't judge people by their appearances because appearances can be deceptive and who people are on the inside and how they treat others is far more important in judging peoples character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: War, Violence, and Genocide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

quinn22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Confinement, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Grief, Violence, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Suicide, Gore, Incest, and Toxic relationship

bansheeslibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, War, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders