Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

1278 reviews

oceanwriter's review against another edition

1.0

dark 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: Yes

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If I hadn't had this on my 'must-read in 2025' list that was glued into my reading journal, this would have been a DNF. I regret my compulsion to be a completionist. I feel ashamed for having even skimmed it; it was such an affront to my usual reading taste and content preference. I found some parts to be gratuitously graphic, empty, offensive, and even bigoted. I'm usually all for a darker premise with flawed characters, but these characters felt hollow with no redeeming qualities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Antisemitism, Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide

ft_reads's review against another edition

2.0

dark fast-paced

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Thanks I hate it. I understand that all the characters are supposed to be unlikable, but I did not understand any of their motivations or any of the decisions they made. I don't know what the point of this book was? What was the take away supposed to be? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent

pkc's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

sarahelizabethfranklin's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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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A beautiful story of love, loss, getting over it, giving up, getting through it, nostalgia, moving on, growth, friendship, trauma, family. What did I miss? I felt everything there is to feel between 2 people who are everything to each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt

clairebert's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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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Really complex book… both characters were deeply flawed but really mesmerising. You really get the idea that they are both dealing with unresolved annoyances with family by seeing themselves in each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

izzy_reads_books's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny inspiring 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content

nerollc's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jessica_siegel's review against another edition

3.25

reflective 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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this was so so so annoying and not in a way that i like things to be. i didn’t hate it, but there was not much to enjoy at all

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

madderhatter5304's review against another edition

5.0

emotional

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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Oh my Lord I love this book! The different characters that had a smaller role but still intertwined really well with the main characters/plot were really great! Everyone was f*cked up, but you still could love them through their problems.

I really loved Frank, he was kind and gentle, and an asshole sometimes (because of his addiction), it made him such a well-rounded character, I think. Cleo was an interesting one, because she wasn't necessarily loveable but I wanted her to be better, I wanted well for her. She just needed some mental help, which I'm very happy she got in the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death

nix_jinx's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional funny sad slow-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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Glad I persevered to the end, but there were several chunks of this one that I straight-up hated. Not to say the writing was bad, or the story not worth reading, it was just extremely unpleasant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship