Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Граф Монте-Кристо. Том 1 by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas

69 reviews

evitak's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Wow what a monster of a book. Not one for the faint of heart, but it's definitely worth reading. There are some parts where it drags just a bit, but not enought to affect it being a solid 5/5. The characters were so well written that I came to empathize with both the main character and the villains at points. I do not regret all the time I spent reading this, it's definitely a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism and Slavery

Minor: Child death

punchmadethegz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is very good, and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood

whisper88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Slavery and Child death

Minor: Blood and Murder

sallytwibbles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

If you like poetic justice, sarcasm, duels, murder (including a serial killer), intrigue, romance (yes, even a lesbian one), 19th century finance, and fainting aristocrats, this book is for you.

I loved it so much!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

there is nothing I do better than revenge ~

so long, but so epic and more than worth the time. I took off 0.5 stars because it could have been a tad shorter and there were so many characters I got confused from time to time. Nevertheless, I was hooked on the drama, and there were also some great examples of how pride and greed can really fuck you up. Can't say much anything else without spoiling, but go find out yourself!

+ this doesn't really spoil anything, but Eugenie Danglars and Louise d'Armilly were lesbians in love and you can't change my mind :) <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Grief, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

avfdgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Suicide

impla77's review against another edition

slow-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

This is a book that is much celebrated and I would say it is a little overhyped. Basically a fantasy book with all the ridiculous things the count does and predicts will happen, and the only character I really liked was Mercedes. Just a bit too much melodrama for me, but still a very well written book  with a classic framework. I just wished I loved it like others did :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

norcalchris's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The God-Complex of Monte Cristo was nearly equal parts enjoyable and problematic for me.

The pacing was all over the place. The first 300 pages were riveting, the middle 400 were slow and didn’t seem necessary, and the last 500 were up and down. 

Disappointing ending which lacked explanation about a crucial scheme of the book. The revenge schemes were simultaneously really elaborate and silly (hinged on his wearing of a wig to completely disguise himself).

The attitude toward slavery was gross, but probably of the times. 

I would’ve enjoyed the book more if he didn’t develop such a crushing god complex toward the end. It was just sooo heavy handed. The character that I liked so much in the beginning became such an ass over time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

estefizaga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Classism, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and War

acashton's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Classism

Minor: Incest