Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

15 reviews

cthulhussy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

julianh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Pregnancy

hobbithopeful's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Violence, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

sydapel's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

5.0

If you read any YA book this year, let it be this one (A million blessings to that one person on TikTok who recommended this - sometimes the algorithm is good). For girls who hyper fixated on the Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, I am about to ruin your year. This is such an unflinchingly earnest book - from how it describes the realities of teenagers living under siege in Syria, the constant threat of death or worse and the inexorable remainder of hope and love and patriotism in spite of everything. I, like many white Americans, have not thought about Syria and its losses perhaps ever and this book singlehandedly changed that. Please read it, I promise you, despite the tears and the ache it leaves, you will thank me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Torture, Self harm, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

This fascinating story is about a young woman trying to survive in Syria.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Child death, Police brutality, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Gore, and Misogyny