Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

300 reviews

beccamarriner's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I absolutely loved Mellors’ way of writing. I was totally hooked by every scene and every thought. She could write 100 books and it’s likely I would read them all. My only qualm with the book was the multiple perspectives. It’s never my favourite way of reading a book and in the case of cleopatra and Frankenstein, I feel like it left gaps in the story. I wanted to know the finer details in their marriage story that were omitted in favour of an event that was somewhat irrelevant.

I would’ve instead loved a book from about Cleo and Frank and their marriage. Then another book about Santiago moving to a new relationship following the death of his wife whilst his friends marriage is in turmoil. I’d need a whole series for Zoe where we read about her from the first spiritual class, to her sugar daddy’s to her own group. Even a book about Anders’ and how he moved to LA, struggled to maintain a relationship with his ex-stepson and got involved with his friends wife.

Cleopatra and Frankenstein was a good book but with Mellors’ storytelling, it could’ve been an all-consuming series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide

jfield351's review against another edition

4.5

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very very interesting and strong read. i did really connect with what frank and cleo were going through because i am going through something similar unfortunately. it was beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol

tilly0498's review against another edition

1.25

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Classism

b_fruits's review against another edition

4.5

reflective sad slow-paced

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ouch :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

keesreads's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad medium-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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Deportation

josxphinchen's review against another edition

2.75

challenging reflective tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

alfietdonnelly's review against another edition

4.5

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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Devastating visceral and real, with a host of truly relatable peripheral characters and stories, a remarkable debut dive into contemporary prose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Suicide attempt

stuffinmybrainhole's review against another edition

3.0

medium-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, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

adrienne_rennie's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Dysphoria

aseel_reads's review against another edition

3.75

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i found the writing style so easy to read, which was such a strength because it is not an easy read otherwise. i actually liked the characters but i thought it was a shame that some of the side characters got meh endings, no real conclusion for their story 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship