Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

190 reviews

gabrielledurrett's review against another edition

1.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Hated this. At least it was short. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

jojoliest's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

ekcd_'s review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol

ariel_is_a_dreamer's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"Até certo ponto era verdade, mas não é totalmente verdade. As pessoas estão sempre pensando que alguma coisa é totalmente verdadeira."

Não estava preparado pra me identificar tanto com o protagonista, sinceramente. Ri pra caramba em algumas partes, é um livro divertido de ler, o protagonista é um bom narrador. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Pedophilia, Suicide, Transphobia

karhunkallo's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective 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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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

cherryfreckle's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad

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: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Grief

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia

bexi's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny 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: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

julianh's review against another edition

2.75

reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

0.75

challenging dark sad 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

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I'm sure there are folks who relate to Holden Caulfield bc they read this as teens or idk and those people are valid but the people who felt despair at being forced to read this book for high school English class and forced themselves to read this drivel and analyze it and find meaning, but as they read on felt how their joy or love for reading vanished and subsequently never picked a book up again are equally, if not, more valid bc this book is stinking garbage. I can agree Holden is probably autistic, depressed and grieving for his dead brother, and is a traumatized teen boy for what he saw at Elkton Hills, but the way Salinger writes evaporated any bit of empathy I could have for this kid and I just don't care. If kids can relate to this guy, more power to them, but there's nothing ingenious or nostalgic enough in this book to justify reading it as an adult, or for any reason for that matter, and the TCITR haters are right. There are so many enjoyable books you could read! Don't make the same mistake I did. Never pick up this book or DNF it once you start feeling like bashing your head against something or crushing small things.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death

kathyovalle01's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Vomit