Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

92 reviews

geryon92's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

The beats are there, and Moreno's imagery is great, but the writing style lacks artistry. It's as if the story didn't take full advantage of being a novel. I rarely say this, but I think this would have thrived more as a movie rather than a book since the horror beats are quite strong. I did like Thiago quite a lot as I found his flaws to push the narrative forward, but I felt there was a vital missing thread that made the ending fall flat for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Suicide

autumnrevisited's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Blood

loupend's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

mlewis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage

bitchigo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

mmmcgowan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book was relentlessly sad, perfectly spooky, and somehow also a little funny. I loved it, but I cannot emphasize the relentlessly sad part enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

hermithailey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Suicide

samaraptor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

clarke's review against another edition

5.0

You were you and I was me and there was this thing between us.

This book was incredible. I dragged out reading it because I didn't want it to end. The story flowed easily but I could easily see it going in other directions, familiar directions. But grief doesn’t do that. Grief isn't the expected or familiar. It doesn’t take you by the hand and lead you down a story you've read before. It's not a ghost story. At least not the one you expect. I felt all of it. I loved it. It was almost visceral.

Poor Brimley. 
Also the line about ripping wallpaper off your skull? Ugh. Incredible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail