Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

40 reviews

eleanor_rose22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A beautifully written book that I think will really linger with me. The writing was so visceral and carnal and the protagonist’s passive suicidality and family issues were so authentic, hitting and poignant.  Ending was such a surprise and made the structure all cleverly fall into place, what a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

alexymoe's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Each chapter can be considered self-contained

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming and Self harm

bethanwx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is such a beautifully written book, but the narrative feels a bit meandering for me. Baltasar hasn't yet mastered tying her poetic language and significant themes into a clear narrative. I much prefered Boulder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Transphobia

syd_of_squid's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Such a speedy read, some beautiful writing, although reading translation is always difficult, especially when the style of writing is so poetic. Plot is very zeitgeisty - middle class gal dealing with mental health issues with dark humour. Not a lot of plot but some nice writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kabaum's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

courtenaywrites's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Baltasar is first and foremost a poet. That much is obvious by the lyrical nature of 'Permafrost'. I have adored everything Baltasar has written, and I am looking forward to her upcoming novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

m_k_busslag's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness

jai_ls's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

gansey_02's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

permafrost is a book abt death, sex and the drudgery of everyday life, told thru the pov of a lesbian narrator drifting from one place to another, from the arms of a lover to the next. the narrative voice is darkly dry, occasionally funny and bemusingly relatable. as a story, however, it's too stagnant for my taste: multiple chapters and events are so similar that they blur into each other, w/ the story simply droning on and on w/o reprieve, and eventually taking me a week to finish despite being a very slim volume. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Lesbophobia