Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom

8 reviews

linzlee's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

dev921's review

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Grief

acenry's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

I just really wanted it to be over already. Definitely not Mitch Albom’s best work. I do better with characters that I can care about, but this was more concept driven. Not my cup of tea

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death

kiaragennaro's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Violence

yabooks4me's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Felt preachy at parts and I rolled my eyes at a couple of plot holes but otherwise found it enjoyable and the overall message comforting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Child death, and Suicide

smileyjayna's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious

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

3.75

This book was definitely interesting to me. It’s the first book I’ve read from this author. I did not expect it to feel like a mystery but I loved that. It didn’t end particularly how I expected (plot) but did end almost exactly how I expected (tone) with some details thrown in to each side.

It did feel pretty preachy, but I can’t tell how much of that was the point of view I personally read it with, how much was intentional characterization, and how much was just the book.

I won’t read it again and I can’t think of anyone in particular that I hope will read it, but I am glad that I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child death

Minor: Violence, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, and Alcoholism

applepiofmyeye's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Minor: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Blood

melancholymegs's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Murder and Vomit