Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

L'attrape-coeurs by Jerome David Salinger by J.D. Salinger, J.D. Salinger

235 reviews

greenan26's review against another edition

2.5

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual harassment

oboerarium's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit

yourlocalredpanda's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief

Minor: Child death, Alcohol

kimothay's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was my favorite book when I was in high school but I hadn’t read it in a decade, so I wanted to re-read it and see if I still enjoyed it and how my thoughts on it would change. I work in the mental health field now and the mental health themes always interested me as a teen, so it was incredibly interesting to read through that lens. Holden is a difficult character to like as he’s emotionally immature (but who wasn’t at 17?), cynical, and generally just hypocritical and whiny at times. Despite all of that, his character is still one of my favorites of any book I’ve read. The clear impact of trauma and how it shaped his worldview is intriguing, and I picked up a lot of different things that I didn’t when I first read it at 15 or 16. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

turidt's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Classism

elizabethisreading's review against another edition

2.75

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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in all honesty i did mistakenly purchase this thinking this was a different classic, stupidly of me icl but yea, whoops.

idk if i would recommend this book if i am honest. if i could tier rank it, it feels like a c/d at best.

if you aren't into having to read in between certain things or picking up on vibes then skip they're are better classics and books in general, no shade.

i am happy to have read it cause i can now say i have so a win regardless.

SPOILERS AHEAD

it did take me a minute or 2 to properly get into it (mainly because of holden's character). at first he felt like a whiny brat, but the more i read the more i started to see certain traits that made his mental state and actions make sense and then the story felt more meaningful (kinda). whilst i had no idea of where it was going, that is representative of holden and his position.

some people don't function the same as the "perfect" cookie cutter folk and when you don't it can make you feel alone and miserable which i do see in holden. his lack of genuine relationships (outside of his sister and brother/s) just goes to show, not only how lonely he is, but also vulnerable to dangerous folk fr.

thank god for phoebe the little angel (i fear she is me).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief

mickyk's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Holden Caulfield you will always be famous but have you considered Adderall XR

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

nova123's review against another edition

4.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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loved the writing style and I didn't expect the ending to be so cute

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny

_deathcrush_'s review against another edition

4.0

sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I tried to read this a long time ago, but I thought it was boring. I'm really into lit fic now, and I love character driven stories, so this was right up my alley. I just found some things quite repetitive though, and that annoyed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide

theshannonhong's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts