Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

299 reviews

lemonyanne's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book feels like you’re invited into the world of well-off socialite New York as a total voyeur. You’d never want to be part of this circle as all the characters are flawed and unlikeable in their own ways. However, Cleo and Frank’s relationship IS interesting and this discussion of how they destroy one another in the mutual distraction of themselves is why you keep reading it. You don’t want to look away from the car crash on the highway. (SPOILERS:) However, Eleanor’s 2 chapters felt really misplaced. First person was the wrong choice for her (esp when then rest of the novel is in third) and felt like an ill-attempt at making her feel normal, relatable or quirky - this I think was the more unsuccessful element of her narrative. I also don’t think she was Frank’s saving grace and I’m unsure if she was written to be. Although, her pining love for Frank could serve as an interesting contrasting how Anders pined for Cleo, as Eleanor’s love showed far more compassion, maturity and self-awareness as opposed to Anders’ vapid, self-absorbed obsession with Cleo was. All in all, this book felt like reading gossip, and for that purpose it worked fabulously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

glhm's review against another edition

3.25

emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Suicide attempt

chloel29's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

leahmaslin's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Violence

Minor: Rape

irislovescats's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not my fave kind of story, but the craft of the writing was exceptional 🤍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Medical content, Pregnancy

milamie's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

shelbyrodger's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Rip Quentin, author did him dirty :/

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

3.5

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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Liked the story and the depth the characters displayed but would have preferred fewer characters. Some seemed unnecessary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness

aaannina's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

sarareadsxxx13's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was really not it. I can't believe the author said it took her 7 years to write and it still is so bad. I don't understand why we don't just stick to chapters of Cleo and Frank because I feel like we barely saw them struggle? we saw them struggle on their own but we barely got insight into their relationship at all? But random chapters from Quentin, Anders', Zoe and Santiago's POV that felt unnecessary. it took away too much from the main story. And then Eleanor's chapters were from her POV which threw me off so much? Everyone is just wallowing in self-pity without trying to actively do something against it and then in the end everyone is happy and overcame their struggles but it happened to quick, without much explanation that it felt fake. I've read in another review that everything feels shallow, superficial and the characters are just cliche and caricatures and well, if that isn't true. do not recommend, I dreaded reading it and just wanted it to be over ASAP. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts