Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

L'isola degli alberi scomparsi by Elif Shafak

109 reviews

ugurd's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Suicide

gee_l_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and War

lotturtle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lollyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

jenpurlteach's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War

hayleysreads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Beautiful story and on a subject /area we don’t see so much about in the British history or cultural education. At times the writing felt a little clunky as it was so philosophical/symbolic at points but all in all I loved it , very emotional 

Would have liked more from Defne’s perspective, especially when they were older and she met Kostas again - her perspective on that 20 years. Also I thought it glazed over how she just dropped everything to join him in his London life, leaving Cyprus behind, but maybe that’s deliberate to show the sacrifice /grief of women in these situations and the need to leave?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Murder

mayukiiq's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Having no prior knowledge of the civil war of 1974 in Cyprus, it was eye-opening to learn about some of the events from the pov of a fig tree. Beautifully written and tragically compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

piiiesk's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed this book very much. I didn't want to put it down or for it to end! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide