Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

41 reviews

thescarletreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Racism, Murder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Racism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Self harm

dr_aimz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Eating disorder and Self harm

readmollyread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Body shaming, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Terminal illness and Self harm

csgetlawdegrees's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Grief

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Eating disorder

hschlecht's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Self harm, Fatphobia, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

readswithcocktails's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

3.0

I am still not sure whether I loved this book or thought it was just OK. 

I love an unreliable narrator, but I'm always annoyed by vigilante detectives. I mean, ACAB and all of that, but it also never works out when people decide to take matters into their own hands. Do I keep reading books with amateur sleuths? Yes. But I'm continually annoyed.

In spite of the fact that I think (and hope) I have my shit more together than Bodie, I felt a lot of kinship toward her. Weird, fat (although, I can't decide if Bodie was fat or just was dealing with some dysmorphia) music/theater kids in the 90s. We both dealt with the casual cruelty of a certain subset of 90s teen boys, and the casual (what we'd now call) assault and harassment that they'd engage in. Absolutely visceral reactions toward the stories that came out during the #/MeToo movement. In spite of all of that, it felt like something was missing from her as a character. I know her single-mindedness was part of the point, and I can't really put my finger on what I thought was missing.

The story was well constructed, alternating between the present and Bodie's flashbacks. I felt like the final section dragged. I was also never sure what the book was trying to say about power, sex, and relationships. It touched on the grey areas, with it's subplot about accusations against Bodie's ex husband, but I'm not sure what it's trying to say about them. Bodie grapples with it a bit. And maybe the point is that there are no easy answers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Murder, and Sexual assault

hellocath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

a perfect meditation on the disfunction of the ‘justice’ system (particularly with regard to gender based violence and the way white men can get away with anything), #MeToo and the nuance required in examining power dynamics and abuse, the ethics of true crime storytelling, and the way high school has an unmatched and specifically fucked up impact on the psyche no matter how much therapy you go to. suggest this book to the weirdo in your life that doesn’t get why John Tory dating a staffer 30 years his senior is an abuse of power! also I’m not usually a big audiobook fan but this one is excellent; so well-narrated and very engrossing. please join my prayer circle for an Amy Adams screen adaptation starring Gillian Anderson tysm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Infidelity, Classism, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Self harm, Cancer, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Suicide

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence