Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

195 reviews

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This is one of those books people either absolutely love or positively hate, and I can really see why now that I've read it. Holden Caulfield is quite the asshole, and honestly if I met this guy in real life I would positively despite him. But, there are so many layers to his personality, and he is a great character to pick apart and analyze because he has so much depth. Great food for thought. 

Here's my favorite part of this book, this quote is just everything:
“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

c_lizziebeth's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The suicidal urges, the violent thoughts, the hate he’s internalized for himself— people around him— the world— the impulses, the urge to just make things worse. He’s miserable. There’s just this glimmer of hope and love that keeps him hanging on. And I understand why some people think all of these thoughts are unrealistic… but as someone living With depression… it’s the most realistic thing I’ve ever read. This book is so important to me. I only wish it didn’t come from the point of view of a terribly sexist kid. But it does. So it’s complicated. But it’s important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

2.0

This one just wasn't for me. I found it difficult to stay engaged in the story and felt sad for the main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

miitine's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Alcohol

avareadsoccasionally's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I thought this book was really interesting to read. A lot of people don't like it because they don't like the main character. However, for me, I think not liking the main character is kinda the point. Holden is mentally ill with seemingly no one in his life who he feels as though he can trust/confide in. I think that by trying too hard to like him, people miss the point of the story and his journey with his mental health and relationships throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death and Sexual assault

evakarolina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Violence

bronaghd07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Classism

dlrosebyh's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

1.0

i hate holden but i love his gf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

evawertz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

This book is one of the few books where I felt like mental illness was shown from the perspective of the person experiencing the mental illness in a very accurate way. Holden's superiority complex is precisely how it is to have one in real life, you feel justified to point out everything you find wrong in people while excusing your even worse faults. You act rashly because everything seems to lack value and time zooms by or stretches on forever in your mind. Unlike most books, there's not a final destination or moment in someone's life that completes the book. The book is a snippet of the plain but complex days in someone's life. There is no happy or sad ending just a pause and let's see what happens. It portrays how life isn't a story with a perfect beginning to end and how you never know what's next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lemonyholden's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

this is my favorite book. while there is almost no plot the book still manages to entertain you (in my opinion.) the book does have a bit of sexism and homophobia (although some have questioned if holden is gay himself.) which should be kinda expected due to the time period and the ideas people had at that time. i recommend for you to read this as a teen, if you can.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Grief, and War