Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Luster by Raven Leilani

67 reviews

growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition

challenging funny sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Points off for

the pregnancy scare

even though it was pretty important to the plot. 
Messy messy mess!!! So dark, so funny, (so relatable). My heart aches for the daughter character. 
Can't wait to see where this author goes next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

jennireadsmaybe's review

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

I read Luster as apart of my local in person book club. I'm still not certain how I feel about it. Leilani's prose is certainly my favorite part of the book because it oscillated between laugh out loud hilarious, gut-punchingly relatable, and outright hurtful at some points. I also enjoyed Edie's entire early twenty-something struggle in life, because most books I've read featuring twenty-somethings are not as honest with the struggle. If you're into literary fiction/trauma porn/not-completely-likable characters I would recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Mental illness, Police brutality, Abortion, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

thatsssorachael's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Racism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Police brutality

al_davies_jones's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Slavery, Animal death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Addiction, Sexism, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Drug use, and Grief

oh_livia's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

kjofalltrades's review

medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Medical content, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Police brutality

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

jujuwithbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Racism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

yosistachrista's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Infidelity, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident and Animal death

india_g's review

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Animal death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Abortion, Police brutality, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts