Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Dövüş Kulübü by Elif Özsayar, Chuck Palahniuk

39 reviews

my_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Made me think of an American "Trainspotting" - violent and jarring punchy 1990s novel about disenfranchised young men rejecting the system and trying to make their own sense of meaning.

This was SOO much better than I'd expected. Never seen the film so I came in completely blind.

although i did figure out the split personality within the first 1/3rd of the book, but I knew there was some big twist & I'm used to reading literary fiction, analysing and questioning as I read. I wondered for most of the book if Marla was a 3rd personality.

  It was incredibly crafted with intentional and deliberate writing and author decisions throughout. It has a lot to say. 

The more I think about it since finishing, the better I think it was, the writing and the story. My rating goes up each day that passes. Is it even a 5 * maybe? I think its one of those books that is taken for granted due to its cultural impact. And it got me out of a big reading slump - tried about 4 books I DNF'ed then read this within 24 hours!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Cancer

book_slay's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Sexism

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

lindsgiovannone's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Murder, Suicide, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

sophiaroesler's review against another edition

dark tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Suicide

dromedaryreader's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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

5.0

The first time I've personally said this, but I did like the movie better. At least the ending. But I love how Palahniuk writes and it will always hold a special place for me. I was definitely late to this party, this was my fourth Palahniuk book and the third time he's gotten me out of a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

Shocking, dark and horribly disturbing, I loved this book. The

plot twist at the end, where he finds that Tyler is just part of his imagination, and that he's schizophrenic

was incredible. What a read, great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

christina_huseth's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Split Personality meets cult leader of a regime army that follows a bunch of rules. Can’t really talk about it though, because of the first rule.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

jilianluk's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

went into this expecting a book abt masculinity and got a book about terrorism. somehow unsurprised

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide

marxxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Classism, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Terminal illness, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder and Self harm