Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels by Ágota Kristóf

8 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Confinement, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Excrement, Blood, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

pumby's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, War, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Deportation, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

snow_leopard's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Death of parent, Child death, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and War

cami_y's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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: Murder, War, Self harm, Pedophilia, Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexual content, Rape, Cursing, Mental illness, Gore, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Incest, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Antisemitism

sofiaacanepa'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Dementia, Incest, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child death, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Antisemitism and Police brutality

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Suicide

lavendl's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

compelling work with unreliable narrator(s?) about the effects of war and the use of writing in revealing/concealing the truth. definitely heed the content warnings, especially for the first part, but also throughout the other two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, War, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Death, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

vampire's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Child death

Moderate: Genocide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Homophobia

A must-read, but don't take the content warnings lightly.