Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

67 reviews

scanlonkp's review

adventurous reflective relaxing slow-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

3.0

I didn’t know anything about this book going in, but I had high expectations. As a gamer, I loved that aspect. It’s full of nostalgia for old games and simpler times of my childhood. 

However, I feel like the book kind of wrapped up in the middle and from there until the end it felt really dragged out. I couldn’t sense where it was going and was left a little disappointed with where it did go. 

The concept is clever and there such strong character development in the first half, but it feels the second half was almost rushed to be finished. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Mass/school shootings

charlottefaye's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Death of parent

katiefurms's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

absolutely phenomenal book. I was entranced the entire way through. This book plays with time/chronology in a way that really keeps you hooked, always wondering how the story will get to the future that you know it eventually gets to. The characters are remarkably well written and so complex. The story is beautiful. I couldn’t put it down before, but especially after, the chapter called “The NPC.” That chapter is one of the most beautifully written chunks of literature I’ve ever read. I’m gonna have to go back and read this again, for sure. I recommend this to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Grief, Blood, Gore, Suicide, Car accident, Sexism, Chronic illness, Mass/school shootings, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

marippe's review against another edition

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

edit: read before i knew the author was a zionist but hey u cant win em all

og rating: 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Cancer, Medical trauma, Sexism, Vomit, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Death, Racism, Abortion, Car accident, Infidelity, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

hannah_dv's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

It’s a fun book in being about video-games and the creative process but I do think the author was trying to do too much and seemed to use the book to virtue signal her opinion on every possible issue.

The book has suicide, car-crash, chronic pain, amputation, DV, shooting, death, LGBT violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Ableism, Hate crime, Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Violence

leefox's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

Less traumatic, Little Life- lite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Suicide

avadore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

I found this book so frustrating, I just wanted sam and Sadie to talk, like actually talk, to each other!!! I can't believe such a strong creative partnership could be marred by so many misunderstandings! Also so brutal and violent in a couple of places, really stomach churning and upsetting. The more reflective parts saved it for me, especially the couple of lines about aging right at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Gun violence, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

alexandramiller's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, and Gore

menglert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I cannot remember who or where recommended this to me but I was not expecting it to be so sad. Maybe it was just a bad time for me to read this but I just ... bleh. It wasn't even like... cathartic sad. It was just sad. 

Definitely check out the content warnings before reading this one because some of them came out of left field. I'm usually a horror/thriller reader, but there were a few scenes that were so jarringly dropped into this story that I got uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, and Bullying

buckleburyfairie's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I was nervous because this book is longer than anything I've read in awhile, but it has been recommended to me many times and I'm so happy I read it! I didn't want it to end. The author's vocabulary is superb. I learned so many delicious words reading this book. Some of the best writing about a disability I have ever read. I relished the passages about Sam's time with his mom and grandparents. By the end of the book, I found myself thinking about friends I haven't talked to awhile, and wanting to catch up with them. I hope this book encourages other readers to reach out to old friends, too. 

Definite content warning about a professor/freshman student relationship that has nonconsensual BDSM aspects, and a separate content warning for gun violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Blood, and Abandonment