Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Pact by Jodi Picoult

7 reviews

jenijenocide's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

bookiezeeb's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I had a really hard time deciding if I liked this book or not. It made me sad in an empty kind of way. I guess you could say it is very real - it talks about people that have intense problems and the effects that these problems have on their loved ones. Honestly some parts of it made me sick to my stomach. I think that it proved many of the characters to be very selfish, but all in all it was well written and thought provoking, I found it frustrating that I knew more about each character than they did about each other, but I guess that is how life works in the real world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Violence

nmuetz's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

Jodi was able to talk about really difficult topics with grace and without causing discomfort. The plot was a little too 'lifetime movie'-esque for my usual taste but still a good book. Wish we got more of an ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Murder, and Pregnancy

cassidy19's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is absolutely one of the most heartshattering book I've ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion

Minor: Self harm

juliaathomsonnn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content

alyssasullivan's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm and Death

graceheiberger's review

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt