Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell

9 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

As some of the other reviews have said, this was such a powerful study of grief. The characters were so interesting and fleshed out, I could feel their pain and it was heartbreaking, argh, so good and sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent

katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

One of the most moving books I have read in sometime.

The action pivots round a particular day when Alice Reikes inadvertently witnesses something shocking on Waverley Station. The straw that broke the camel's back. 

The writing in this is effortlessly beautiful and the plot structure is quite unusual but this in large oart is why it is so moving. 

Themes that are explored include, inherited trauma, grief, parenting, relationships, religion and the secrets we keep. 

In a lesser writer's hands this could have been such a cumbersome book but in in  O'Farrell's hands it is anything but. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

213lb's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Religious bigotry

icieri's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

motleybooksandtea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

lucym80's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts

kazzhiggs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

thisisbecker's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Ableism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Antisemitism