Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Tunnel by Ernesto Sabato

11 reviews

fioom's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Por mucho tiempo traté de evitar libros en español ya que estaba acostumbrada a leer en inglés pero este libro es muy bueno. Obviamente los temas son complicados y turbios pero del comienzo al final estaba embobada con todo lo que estaba pasando.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

letras's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

bloupibloupreads's review

dark reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Gaslighting and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Physical abuse

wickedgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

Truly bizarre.  It's presented as though the main character is a reliable narrator who is explaining his stream of consciousness which is a descent into madness as if it were a perfectly logical series of events.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Addiction, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexism

floatinthevoid's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

What's the point of this book , huh? Telling an existentialism in literature using a misogynistic, abusive, manipulative creep that obsessed over a woman he barely knows? Do you expect me to sympathize with this weirdo mc victimized himself when in fact he's the perpetrator? You'll catch me dead first. He's not an existensialist, he's freaking stupid and mad. The only good thing about this book is that it is short. Because readers do not deserved prolonged misery reading this story. Worst book I've ever read in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism

lumigues's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

b_caligari's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

piesdecenicienta_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts

celevstial's review

challenging dark emotional tense 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

2.0

I think that The Tunnel was one of the most terrifying books I have ever read for two reasons. One, it made me question my own sanity (not in a remotely enjoyable way) and overthink every little thing for a couple of days, and two, it was less than 150 pages and still took me over two months to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

the man was a walking red flag but that's the point, right?

"...y en todo caso había un solo túnel, oscuro y solitario: el mío, el túnel en que había transcurrido mi infancia, mi juventud, toda mi vida."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Alcohol