Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

30 reviews

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

This is a tough one. The first 2/3 of the book was an easy 5 star. I love Ward's writing style and I was completely engrossed in the coming of age story tinged with murder. But then the plot jumps ahead and veers wildly away from the tone of the first portion of the book in the last 100 pages or so, and I just didn't care for it. I found it confusing and repetitive, and it took away a lot of what made the first 2/3 so impactful for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion

foramen_magnum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

This right here is why Ward has become my favorite author since discovering Sundial last October. A gorgeous, breathtaking, mind bending book that necessitated a re read of certain chapters as soon as I finished the last page. 

I wasn't into the first couple long chapters as I was reading them-- they read as almost childish, heavily reminiscent of Stephen King down to a Maine setting, a story of two summers told at warp speed. Turns out that was totally the intention, and I'm glad I kept reading. As Wilder & co get older, their stories become more convoluted, more entwined, and more inevitable, relayed through prose whose excellence peeks throughout the book but isn't wholly obvious until the last page.

This is a book best read with no expectations other than a commitment to stick with it to an ending so sharp that you won't realize how deep it's cut you, so I won't say much more... My advice: Embrace being confused. Go on the journey. Re-read.

 The Dagger Man awaits.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Cursing and Abortion

samsearle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-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: Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

wheeliechick's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Self harm

Moderate: Abortion

_cheshirecxt's review against another edition

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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent

keen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Torture, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Pregnancy

perkyanda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

Really interesting way of playing with format and structure, interesting characters and take on writing and authors. At times the

repetition/recursion

gets tedious and teasing out

the actual narrative gets meh

but overall it’s an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Homophobia

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Violence, Death, and Gore

Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, and Animal death

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Thanks to net galley for the audio ARC in exchange for a fair review. I wish I had gotten to this much earlier because it was a wild ride. You have to FOCUS when reading or listening to this one though - so you gotta be in the right headspace. I don’t know how to describe this but this is the most insane thing I’ve read in a long time. There were moments where I thought that it was too out there but I should have trusted Catriona Ward would always bring us back to earth and somehow convince us what happened is logical and real. Whew this was kind of my biggest fear at the end, but damn I loved it. Lost 1 star because I was a little distracted and bored at times, but once I got to the last third, I could not stop listening. Lots of triggers so please be careful!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

serenityfound's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Self harm, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy