Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Maurice by E.M. Forster

58 reviews

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

‘I’ve not been straight with you’ ‘indeed Mr Hall’ Happy pride! 4🏏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Classism, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

ferrot_lectorapromedio's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry

maedavage's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

written_by_poets's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual assault

klarcher's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

juliarose11's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

herewegoagain's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide

horriblediana's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, and Homophobia

zed_dog's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

A true queer classic: published posthumously 50+ years after it was written, and considered controversial even then. The story of a young man developing an understanding of his queerness; passionate and philosophical. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

thesawyerbean's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this! The aesthetics and romance were tangible - as someone who studied at Cambridge, the descriptions of old-time Cambridge dark academia and the socialisation within it were engrossing and vivid. We experienced Maurice’s life and love as he did, a whirlwind of emotion and politics that felt both troubling and endearing.

It is a slow burn for sure, simmering with intensity but not boring at any point. Clive and Maurice’s blossoming romance was tense but ultimately beautiful - and the following events between them and Alec were at first devastating but finally satisfying.

A pleasure to read as one of the trailblazers of lgbtq+ literature - written in 1914 and only published in 1971 posthumously, following the legalisation of homosexuality in England. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Classism, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts