Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Weather by Jenny Offill

10 reviews

machinations's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Pregnancy, Infidelity, War, and Deportation

danimcthomas's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Heavy. The author uses the tenseness after the 2016 election and climate anxiety as a metaphor of sorts for the human condition. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

squidsbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Addiction

unabridgedchick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Totally baffled by the love for this one; it felt SO incomplete and like there were fifteen layers of glass between me and the narrator. Somehow we're in her thoughts but completely disconnected, too. Had to push myself to finish this and I just don't know what the point of it was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

donutlookaway's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

kimstefanie's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kalzu's review

funny mysterious reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

janshi's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

What the heck did I just read? 

Absolutley not my cup of tea. Would not recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, and Child death

eligru's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This is quite a strange book. At times it’s funny, clever and very relatable, but other times it feels like there’s no plot at all and too many random facts and quotes jumbled together. It’s a little about marriage, family life and addiction; and a lot about climate anxiety and a woman’s daily life, thoughts and acquaintances. Definitely an interesting read, but I always had to convince myself to pick it back up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War