Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

18 reviews

___'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Meh, predictable. There's a multitude of very cliche elements here - a small town where everyone knows everyone, the scary homeless man covered in scars, the son of a prestigious man, parallel and seemingly unrelated stories/events that can't possibly be connected, et cetera. Also, this is not a thriller. It's just a mystery. 

There's nothing really wrong with the book (though, poor editing got quite distracting at one point). There just wasn't anything new, thrilling, or exciting being offered.

(...Is the protagonist being a true crime podcaster a trigger warning yet?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Bullying, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Drug abuse

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

This was an absolutely incredible thriller! It kept me on the edge of my seat and I could not stop reading. It got to a point where I had to know how it ended.  I really liked the podcast sections and the dual pov. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Cancer, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

vogt_mel's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual assault

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Terminal illness, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Classism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

peony_xo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Sexual harassment

suzyh5317's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

megob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

Really great book, great plot and pacing and format. Really difficult to read due to the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

lmshearer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

A generous 3 stars for this forgettable 'thriller'. The rating would have been lower had I not listened to this on audio at 3x speed (the narration was painfully slow and disjointed). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol