Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

11 reviews

amberacks12's review

dark informative mysterious sad

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

5.0

I think this book might be my favorite I’ve read this year. Utterly absorbing, mysterious, with tons of insights into an unfamiliar culture, tradition, and historical time period. Choo perfectly captures the haunting, atmospheric tone reminiscent of fairytales and mythology, and entwines it with engaging storylines and interesting characters that at once feel strange and real at the same time. 
The fox characters especially were my favorite, and I think purposely written so you never were quite sure if they were fox or human. 
I really enjoyed the audiobook too. It’s read by the author and her smooth, gentle tone definitely aided in building the haunting atmosphere, not to mention her pronunciations of all the Chinese words and phrases. That’s not something I would have gotten reading on my own. 
Yangsze Choo has all of sudden become an author I think I will be reading everything she has written, and everything she has yet to write. 

Enjoyment: 5
Emotional impact: 5
Educational value: 5
= 5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Animal death, and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement and Blood

Minor: Suicide

freemakd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Child death, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

liadh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Confinement, Violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Physical abuse, and Vomit

lexcellent's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book so much.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, War, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

kingsteph's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Confinement, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

opossumreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Child death, and Animal cruelty

lindseys97's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Suicide

kaydot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Suicide, Child death, and Violence

tofublock's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

madlyreading's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Murder, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicide