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sakisreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
✨ Thrifted ✨
I was immediately intrigued when I saw this book on the shelf at the secondhand bookshop! Having Braithwaite’s biography play a part in ‘Rebecca’s’ narrative was well done too, I liked reading Books 1 - 6 and then getting her perspective too.
However, it still wasn’t all that gripping. I did want to put it down in some parts, so I’m giving it 3 out of 5 stars, thank you ✨
I was immediately intrigued when I saw this book on the shelf at the secondhand bookshop! Having Braithwaite’s biography play a part in ‘Rebecca’s’ narrative was well done too, I liked reading Books 1 - 6 and then getting her perspective too.
However, it still wasn’t all that gripping. I did want to put it down in some parts, so I’m giving it 3 out of 5 stars, thank you ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
catreba's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
dafni's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to like this book more, as it had a captivating beginning to the story and I loved how the author played with the story. Unfortunately, I did not understand what was the meaning behind this book and what kind of message the author wanted to convey writing up this story. Collin Braithwaite’s life was presented in a consequent way, and you can follow the development of the character, but the story in parallel felt very incoherent in places. I also disliked the detailed descriptions of suicide and methods - I am still unsure why authors provide their readers with that level of details these days, what do they hope to achieve? Not fond of the ending either. I would suggest the readers to really consider the trigger warnings before picking up this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Rape
realbooktingz's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Mental illness
queerloras's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was described as funny. I'm not sure where the humour came in, but I didn't "get it" in his last book either and still enjoyed it so [shrug emoji]
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Death, Grief, Sexism, Addiction, Suicide, Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
foodforsauce's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Mental illness
sloanefg's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Rape
ms_smith's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
God, that was a tough read! It was interesting and dull at the same time on occasion.
Should definitely have trigger warnings on suicide.
Should definitely have trigger warnings on suicide.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Suicide attempt
backpackfullofbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
“I could feel London pulsing into my body.”
“This is what people did. They sat in pubs drinking beer and gin and listening to each other talk. They pretended to be interested and then took their own turn talking. It was difficult to see the point in any of it.”
“She would be better off without me.”
~
An author researching a mostly forgotten phycologist is presented with five notebooks relating to a specific patents experiences with said phycologist. He can’t quite believe his luck.
With the reality of these notebooks called into question from the outset of the book we then get alternating perspectives for the remainder of the book. One from the author of the notebooks, a repressed and nieve young woman who is try to piece together her sisters suicide and starting to mentality unravel herself. The second from the author of the book chronicling the phycologists influence and life.
These narratives are simultaneously disparate and intimately connected. This combined with the contents of the book makes for a strange and intense reading experience.
~
This isn’t usually my kind of thing at all but I found it so incredibly readable I finished the entire thing in one day.
It is extremely intense and weird I couldn’t put it down.
The sense of what is real and want isn’t is completely thrown and you just have to commit to the story and not worry about the truth.
I actually decided to pick this up as the author came in the shop to sign some copies and was really nice. I’m glad that I did as it’s completely out of my normal comfort zone.
~
I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys unreliable narrators and phycological confusion. Or to be honest is looking for something a bit different but still gripping.
“This is what people did. They sat in pubs drinking beer and gin and listening to each other talk. They pretended to be interested and then took their own turn talking. It was difficult to see the point in any of it.”
“She would be better off without me.”
~
An author researching a mostly forgotten phycologist is presented with five notebooks relating to a specific patents experiences with said phycologist. He can’t quite believe his luck.
With the reality of these notebooks called into question from the outset of the book we then get alternating perspectives for the remainder of the book. One from the author of the notebooks, a repressed and nieve young woman who is try to piece together her sisters suicide and starting to mentality unravel herself. The second from the author of the book chronicling the phycologists influence and life.
These narratives are simultaneously disparate and intimately connected. This combined with the contents of the book makes for a strange and intense reading experience.
~
This isn’t usually my kind of thing at all but I found it so incredibly readable I finished the entire thing in one day.
It is extremely intense and weird I couldn’t put it down.
The sense of what is real and want isn’t is completely thrown and you just have to commit to the story and not worry about the truth.
I actually decided to pick this up as the author came in the shop to sign some copies and was really nice. I’m glad that I did as it’s completely out of my normal comfort zone.
~
I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys unreliable narrators and phycological confusion. Or to be honest is looking for something a bit different but still gripping.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content
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