Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

20 reviews

readerofdafuk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm always a stephen king fan, but this is the first crime novel I've read of his that wasn't tied to anything really supernatural. Wow am I blown away. I was so tense and terrified over what was gonna happen next. Like I was able to guess what some of the plot foreshadowing stuff was but then I would be forced to read my worse fears come to life. It's dark, gritty, horrifying, a brilliant cat/mouse game by a smart but pathetic man that felt like a crime drama episode. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Incest and Suicide attempt

theimposter's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

nicole_cob_reads's review

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mayreadslol's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Murder

amyayeme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Violence

maddie7217's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

There were a lot of sections that contained slurs or used poor writing to make racial stratification the butt of a joke. It felt inappropriate at times given the author’s identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

paperbackanggo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

imre_karakal's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

ripxreads's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Car accident

Minor: Suicide attempt

I very rarely post spoilers even if it’s a TW, but there was a scene in here that is making me break that rule: there is couple pages in the book that involve killing a child that has a developmental disability. It is very graphic and leading up to the death it’s rife with ableist abuse

keen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement