Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

100 reviews

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

4.75 Stars
CAWPILE = 8.82

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Confinement, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Vomit

eegekay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content

chloetremain's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a fascinating sci-fi novella from Becky Chambers with an ending that I didn’t anticipate. It started a bit slow but was definitely worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

There is not a content warning tag for it, but contains

natural disaster in the form of a solar flare that destroys all technology

scruffie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I can't get enough of Becky's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

pphector's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

addie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

marsspider42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

To be taught, if fortunate is my favourite sci-fi book ever. Beautifully written, perfectly paced, with ethnic and sexual diversity throughout it’s family of characters, this book is an absolute triumph for Becky Chambers.

I would recommend this to everyone, it is easy to read and filled with joy. Each time I read it I find another passage to love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

switchywitchsitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Freaking excellent. Visionary and creative. The ending (no spoilers) is one that has really stuck with me. I need other people to read it and talk to me about it, because I'm still not done processing six months later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

arantzazureads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit what did I just read. This was an achingly beautiful, strangely eerie and horrifying gem, something unique I’ve never quite encountered before. It reminded me of Annihilation and The Wanderers at times. Intellectual and reflective without being presumptuous. Fun and funny and sweet without being fluffy or cozy. There were hints of this side of Chambers in the isolation and sadness of the second Wayfarers book but this little jewell is something new entirely. I loved it as an *experience* and I think I’ll be thinking about it for quite some time. Highly recommend the audiobook narration too! As a long-time space exploration lover, this was just perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dysphoria, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts