Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

I have some questions for you by Rebecca Makkai

44 reviews

michmoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hanhantap's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Forced institutionalization

eicart_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

I almost put this book down because I thought it was kinda boring at first (maybe the first 35 percent.) I expected a fast paced thriller/mystery, but that's not what this book is. I started to understand the bigger picture, let go of the idea that it was a typical thriller, and kept listening. I'm so glad I did because I ended up loving this! The book has so much to say about so many things: violence against women, racism in policing and criminal investigations, memories, family relationships, misogyny, social/economic class privilege, the use of social media to examine crimes... and a lot more.

The storytelling device used by the author to bring attention to the ever present news stories of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and violence against women was equal parts brilliant and heart wrenching. 

If you're looking for a mystery/thriller/true crime book that is straightforward and wraps things up in a neat bow, this is not the book for you. 

The audio is fantastic, narrated by Julia Whelan with a small cameo by JD Jackson. 

There is a lot of potentially triggering content in this book. Be mindful and maybe check The StoryGraph before diving in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Terminal illness

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

A well written book with a disappointing plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Gaslighting

mollywill's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Blood

Minor: Self harm

alisonvh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This book is so good! It’s a great murder mystery, but it’s also so much more than that. It faces head-on the issue of girls and women hurt and murdered by men and how hard it is for them to get the protection they need when they’re alive or the justice they deserve when they’re dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Car accident and Pandemic/Epidemic

lcg527's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Terminal illness

rachaelwho's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

I can't quite pin down what made this not 5 stars for me. I thought if I waited a while to review I'd gather my thoughts more, but it's kind of fading instead. It did a lot and covered a lot. Interesting and a good read, especially if you have misgivings around our culture's true crime obsession... Though it was less interested in the morals and meaning of that than I expected. Maybe it spread itself too thin.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Death of parent

addie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Self harm, and Stalking

magsbord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Classism