Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

39 reviews

savreads28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Abortion, Sexual violence, Cancer, Cursing, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Fatphobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, War, Toxic friendship, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death, Violence, Racism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Dysphoria

stormeno's review against another edition

funny sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Police brutality, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

anaxn_breads's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective slow-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: Violence, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Abortion

mexicanfood8's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Toxic relationship

machenn's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Cursing

melitta's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Racism, Classism, Terminal illness, Stalking, Gun violence, Infidelity, Trafficking, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Torture, Confinement, Child abuse, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

mirandyli's review against another edition

dark funny informative sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Geniusly written. Took me a while to finish but I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Cancer, Colonisation, Infidelity, Body shaming, Classism, Child death, Grief, Sexism, War, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, and Violence

jg34's review against another edition

funny sad slow-paced

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

3.0

An interesting story but was confusing and frankly boring at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Infidelity, Death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Drug use, and Pregnancy

daydreamjournalism's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Fatphobia

reachingforstardust's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Stalking, Sexual assault, Cancer, Torture, Rape, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Abortion and Forced institutionalization