Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Luxúria by Raven Leilani

119 reviews

st0bbit's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

this book was messy and a little haywire, but i honestly mean that in a good way… i gobbled this book up so fast. the writing style made it really easy to lose myself in the stream-of-consciousness and get wrapped up in everything. my jaw dropped at quite a few lines and i wish i owned a physical copy to just mark out lines and pages that jumped out at me 😭 anyway this is a fast paced book and serves as a snapshot of edie’s life, so naturally there’s not going to be much character development and it will feel a tad rushed, but i also feel like that is the point. i just notched off that 0.5 because the unhingeness does sort of spill over and i wish there’d been a stronger resolution to satisfy my curiosity. but am definitely excited to look out for more of what this author writes as i believe it’s her debut novel!! imo a v strong foundation set up for future works 🫡🫡🫡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

heather_harrison's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

Would recommend for fans of Sally Rooney. Coming of age story that explores gender, relationships, race, identity and mental health. The characters may not be likeable but they’re compelling and complex. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm

heisiiri's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this one. I enjoyed a lot of the themes and social commentary, but didn't find the story super compelling. Sometimes I was in awe of a beautifully written scene, sometimes the writing style felt like it just wasn't for me.

I think my main issue with this book was that it's one of those books that are quite depressing and grim, yet it still doesn't hit the feels enough. Like this isn't the kind of book I would cry over. The main character and narrator Edie seems to hold a certain emotional distance to everything that happens in her life, which can be an interesting character trait, but sometimes it also means that the scenes don't really impact the emotions of the reader either. It's a style choice that can really work for some readers, but it wasn't my cup of tea.

The best parts of this book are definitely the relationships between the female characters. I enjoyed the complexity and depth of Akila and Edie's relationship, and some of the scenes between Edie and Rebecca were great as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Suicide

helenkadetroika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide

keira_rd's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

luisagerdsmeyer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Police brutality and Suicide

alexisbashta's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content, Racism, Suicide, and Miscarriage

tulilipz's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Abortion, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Animal death, and Drug use

gummifrog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

This was the first book I wanted to annotate in a long time. The prose was so beautiful, I wanted to savor every second of it. This book explores themes of life and death, creation (in both art and life), intimacy and love of all kinds, and an artist's view of the world. I really fell in love with the characters and although the story was more of a thoughtful reverie as the narrator moved through a period of a few months in which she moved in with the family of the man she was seeing. I ended up loving her relationship with the wife most - that strange jealousy and deep understanding, the push and pull of a person who creates and a person who deconstructs. Anyway, I highly recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Abortion, Blood, Miscarriage, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Excrement, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Car accident, and Animal death

julianicolls's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed the authors writing at times for this book. And it found it to be engaging. I think i would have liked it less if there was less stream of conscious going on. Definitely a lot of overt vs. covert messaging and writing. I liked the exploration of race, generational trauma, human relationships, and how interpersonal relationships affect sexual desires. I just didn’t find the overall storyline to be very compelling and gripping. Going to do some research and literary analysis and potentially update my review

ADDED: changing from 3.5 to 3.75 stars after doing some analysis and reflecting more on the characters. Would have rated higher if I liked the style of writing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Abortion, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide