Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

55 reviews

janika96'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Definetly a tearjerker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

emomixtape's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

I absolutely loved this. Dinged half a star because some of it felt a touch preachy, but overall an excellent exploration of grief. Glasgow is amazing at really tapping into and acknowledging pain and offering hope that doesn't feel sugar-coated. Also, horses do help cure most things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

ellasara's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

waaaaaaaaaa niin hyvä ja niin surullinen, en jotenkin aatellut että tykkäisin tästä näin paljon ??? ajattelin tätä koko ajan ja en halunnut tehdä mitään muuta kuin lukea tätä. suunnilleen aina kun luin tätä mä kuuntelin lamp genso albumia ja se oli jotenkin täydellistä, ne kappaleet onnistui osumaan juuri oikeanlaisiin kohtiin kirjassa. 
 mutta niin oli kivuliasta lukee tätä mun sydän särkyi koko ajan

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

fflur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

The writing style sounds like it truly is coming from a teenager (and I mean this in the best way, because it made it so much more realistic). This book was a beautiful story about grief and coping with the loss of a loved one. Several parts managed to hit home and had me sobbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

sivujensankari's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Pregnancy, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Child abuse

sophie22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

michaela999's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

jelenabts7's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

emmaiswriting's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

anielabooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was definitely a book about the grieving process. I suggest anyone considering reading this book to check  the trigger warnings beforehand. While I was not the target audience Glasgow wrote for, I did find this book very important; I think everyone should expose themselves to this type of writing at least once in their lives. In my experience reading “How to Make Friends With the Dark” I learned so much about the foster system, among other parts of the lives of orphaned teenagers. This book truly leaves you seeing people differently and wondering who around you could have a difficult life at home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Abortion, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, and Eating disorder