Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

37 reviews

geesammy's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

deep, layered, crunchy poetry…lots to chew on - I want to dig into each one and dissect it, I want to know more, I want to understand…I will read this again and again

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

vera_nikolajevna's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs and Antisemitism

isabella18's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

honeystuck's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

this book is definitely ‘disturb the comfortable, comfort the disturbed’ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racial slurs and Gore

sofiadidonato's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I have bought a edition that has both of plath’s poetry books and some scattered poems together. I have just finished Ariel. I have been trying to do so for the last 3 years but her poems are really dense and dark. However she writes like no one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Gore, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Grief, Death, Classism, and Blood

elviolet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

shaunaviolet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism

chloe_hazel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Mental illness

je5s_04's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

  Greta poems minus the racism/antisemitism 🫡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Racial slurs

__cranky__'s review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

4.0

Some poems you can feel how frantic and unwell she was. Maybe I relate a little too much to “The Birthday Present”. A few too many problematic dictions…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts