Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

136 reviews

brighteyed's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

a very cute book! despite the tropes it often uses, the plot overall feels fresh and the characters are lovable. some passages were absolutely beautiful. 
however, i feel like the climax of the plot was the weakest point. 

(spoilers)
the negotiation and final deal the main characters made with the manager made didn’t fully make sense, and it felt artificial and awkward that wallace got a second chance at being alive. it felt shoehorned in just so he could be happy with hugo, but i feel like it was antithetical to the novel’s themes of death, grief, and moving on. i think it might have been more impactful and a more cohesive plot if wallace stayed a ghost. 
(end spoiler) 

i also feel like wallace’s character development throughout the book was a little rough and could have been fleshed out more. it didn’t seem to give much of a reason for wallace being an asshole other than being work-focused, but then didn’t dive deeper than that. suddenly, wallace became a loving and affectionate person. i think because of that, his relationship with hugo also feels a little bit forced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

hcop's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

Slow to start but overall a wonderful book with lovable characters. Made me take a look at my own relationship with grief and death, and even current relationships with the people in my life. TJ Klune does a wonderful job crafting stories full of detailed scenes, with this and AHitCS, I had real pictures in my mind without trying to force them. I laughed, cried, and would read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Murder

aecoralie's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

this book felt like this moment at a funeral when you talk with your loved ones and keep the one who left a little longer at your side <3 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicide, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

ohyeah_karyn's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Medical content, and Self harm

sarah_shelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

Once again a fantastic book by TJ Klune. His narrators and characters all have such vibrant personalities. As soon as I started I knew I was going to love Wallace as much as I hated him because yes he’s awful in the beginning, but he has such a distinctive voice as well.

I was having such fun with the characters I completely forgot about the week-long deadline until it shows up near the end (minor spoiler, I guess?)

So much of this book is Wallace learning and growing, making connections with Hugo and Nelson and Mei, and adapting to the day-to-day life of Charon’s Crossing. There isn’t much of a plot until the back end of the book and usually that drives me crazy. But I enjoyed this book so much I hardly noticed (though once I did, the tension, questions, and emotional turmoil from the plot kicking in made up for my ensuing apprehension.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Child death

hannahloveslit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Car accident, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lizzyelrick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

kathleenivy's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual content, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

marsonmars's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

If you ever wanna read a book, were you have to stop once every chapter because you are crying so hard you can't see the page anymore, this bad boy is for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Terminal illness