Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

9 reviews

hmatt's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

emilysweetnam's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Self harm

isirehere's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

priyanka13's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Suicide, and Alcoholism

abhix's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Self harm

rebeccahensley's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Alcoholism

burnyayhayley's review against another edition

challenging dark funny

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

2.0

Based on the reviews I have seen, this is a love-it-or-hate-it book, and I really wish I found there to be any morsel of genius so that I could love it, but yiiiikes this is incredibly bizarre and incoherent. 
The first half is boring as hell, and the second half is a tonal rollercoaster. Reading this book feels how I imagine it would feel to be the only sober person with a group of strangers that you are somehow in charge of keeping alive, who are all on psychedelics, and then right when you think they are going to fall asleep they all start to bad trip and scream. 
Honestly I just saved you the trouble of reading the book, but if that strikes your fancy, have at it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

cheyentist's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexism, Alcoholism, and Animal death

neptunereign's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content