Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Umanii by Matt Haig

16 reviews

corallydeer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This was definitely an interesting read... I went in expecting sci-fi the way I'm used to it and left with what I considered more "philosophical sci-fi". It wasn't "bad", necessarily, but it was definitely different from what I'd normally read for fun and was a bit of a push to finish. I just never got into a good flow state with this book. I can see why others would enjoy it though! I'm still excited to read some of Haig's other books and I loved his writing style in particular.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Self Harm

(there are minor descriptions of SH but Andrew also deliberately injures himself in the last third of the book in a fairly gruesome way)

| Suicide Attempt

(Andrew's son, Gulliver, tries to kill himself twice)

| Murder & Death

(Andrew is sent on a mission to kill people and successfully does so twice, he also philosophically thinks about the human experience of death a lot)

| Sexual Content & Infidelity

(Andrew has sex with his wife a couple of times [though it's never described in much detail], he cheats on his wife once, and from the beginnings believes humans to have an obsession with sexual experiences and content)

| Cursing

(cursing at the level of run-of-the-mill UK citizens)

| Blood & Injury/Injury Detail

(minor depictions of blood and injury here and there that's never really explored in much detail)

carleesu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kou_'s review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Self harm

georgie_mb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

For someone who doesn’t really read sci-fi, this was just fab (tbh it’s Matt Haig, are we surprised 😂)

This took a while to get into while how narrator got used to Earth, and I’m not overly mad about that because that could have been on purpose. It was so great to see them adjust and learn to humans, and there were some really funny moments. Like all Haig’s books, however, it also broke my heart several times and showed beauty and wonder in times of sadness. 

I feel like I want to reread this, now that I know how this story is shaped, just to really dig deeper into Haig’s hidden messages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Murder, and Self harm

helhas3letters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, War, and Addiction

nimra64672's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

Matt haig has a gift. His writing consumes me and the world building is like none other. Its amazing how such an alien concept makes me feel things so human. 
After reading this book, it's not impossible to believe that a person sat next to you could be an alien
Or that, while there is a galaxy out here, there is also universes within us

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Self harm

natrix's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

nadiamarjolein's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Violence

hollifr's review against another edition

dark inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Alcoholism

unablelemon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Funny and beautiful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Domestic abuse