Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross

6 reviews

finch_kid's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Mental illness, and Addiction

danimacuk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

This biography is comprehensive and heartbreaking. It details the struggles Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain faced throughout his life with honesty  
and compassion.

A must-read for those interested in the intersections of class, addiction, fame, and family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Violence

gail_dancer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Intensely messed up. 
But a well researched and brutally honest biography

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

sophy_wee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book is great if you don't know much about Kurt or Nirvana but want to learn more. It's more like reading a fiction story in the sense that it's easy to read, kind of like a magazine article. There's a few inconsistencies and to be honest, moments, where in my head I was thinking, 'you can't say that' as it is very opinion based at times. Great intro to Kurt and Nirvana as a whole though but would recommend reading other books after this that give a more truthful and raw account without giving you the 'story' as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Pregnancy

cclarett's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

So beautiful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Excrement, and Grief

ksolesby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Drug use