Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

7 reviews

heyitslizb's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Addiction, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

enyltiak's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I was so entranced by this book that I read it in one day. Beautiful and tragic and hits way too close to home, but it was phenomenal. It's very lyrical and character driven, and I'm sure it's not everyone's cup of tea (heed trigger warnings!) but it certainly left an impact on me. I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Cursing, Infertility, Addiction, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Abortion, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

vanessow's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

joanarcherknight's review

challenging emotional 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

4.5

This dystopian novel is not so much a dystopia anymore. It was an interesting read, but the style wasn't to my liking. It was more curiosity that drove me to finish the story, rather than any actual care for the characters. Interesting themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse and Addiction

202claire's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicidal thoughts

stories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Infertility

Moderate: Confinement, Addiction, Animal death, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

bunnyreads2's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective tense medium-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

I listened to the audiobook but this version had music with it, which wasn’t bad but I’m not used to it and it felt a bit weird, distracting. 
I think I liked the story and characters overall but I struggled to get enthralled by it. Maybe things IRL got too close to this “what if” scenario for me to be like “wow imagine though!!”… I’d put this book in my TBR a few years ago, and it felt weird to get to it now. But still a good work overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content