Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

23 reviews

othersociologist's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Incest

emmonsannae's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This is a great companion novel to The Passenger—probably not as great of a standalone (which is fine, that isn’t its purpose). It was neat to get to know Alicia as a person on her own terms but man those terms are bleak. Definitely some extremely not-fun moments. I’d recommend this book but not to anyone with an intense fear of drowning. Or any of the other 18 content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Grief

knorkemann's review

fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest

michaelkurt's review

challenging reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Mental illness, Grief, and Incest

This is a very well written account from two first person narrators. It takes these themes very seriously and does not use them for shock.

gmjohnson's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Don’t think I would have enjoyed as much if I didn’t have a background in science

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Content Warnings

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

dee_dreams's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Incest

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

elphaba105's review

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wouldn’t particularly recommend reading this book by itself as it’s really intended as a companion piece to The Passenger. If you’ve made it through The Passenger then this is definitely worth reading though as it adds a lot to the characters in only 190 pages. We get to explore Alicia’s character in a lot more depth and I enjoyed the style of the whole novel being conversations between her and her therapist. A lot of the mathematical and philosophical discussions went over my head but I was still able to get some meaning out of it and get the emotional import. After finishing it I had to go back and reread the opening of The Passenger which brought everything together full-circle. Just don’t expect any of the questions you have from The Passenger to be answered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Suicidal thoughts

mispaintedlady's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

I first read  The Passenger and I definitely like Stella Maris more, however there are huge sections of the book I was not able to follow. Specifically when it got into the mathematic details. 

It was still an interesting take on looking at the meaning of life and philosophical thought from not your typical sources. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

livingprose's review

challenging dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

It’s first part, The Passenger, is not as incisive, but just as mysterious. Fans of Cormac will find he saved all the pearls for this character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

taratosaurus's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Suicidal thoughts