Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill

18 reviews

sam_rm94's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-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

3.5

“…you feel the loss of something until it is completely lost.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

noel_k's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It is a book one must give 4 stars because it is a beautifully grotesque atrocity, reminiscent of Nabokov. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship

navitalks's review

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the best book I’ve read in the last few years. The writing is incredible and the story is never to be expected. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Abortion, Cursing, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

brighgreen's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

Reading this, at times, felt like what I imagine being in an opium den feels like.
I didn’t like anyone but George. But then again, women don’t exist solely to be liked. Good book but I felt it was unnecessarily sexual, much like Sadie’s book, so maybe it was too much on purpose. It also felt important though I don’t know what I actually took away from it. But I did enjoy it. A little different than what I’ve been reading lately and I’m happy to branch out sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

kaitlynbarrett's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Miscarriage, Abortion, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicide

amymacca's review against another edition

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

3.0

I found this story interesting and wanted to read more. I liked the funny quips and descriptions of Montreal at the time. But that was much more prevalent in the first half. 
Then I found the remainder of the book to be filled with plot details that were not all that important, leading to some reveals at the end that were also unimportant. 
I felt that the relationship between Sadie and Marie was not all that compelling and didn’t seem to be very useful for conveying the themes of the story. 
Overall enjoyable but a little disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Rape, and Domestic abuse

pegahay's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Rape

Minor: Suicide

coffeecass's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Suicide and Incest

aellwy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

This book is a beautifully written macabre

retelling of the The Goblin Market.

The relationship between Marie and Sadie is darkly enmeshed. They ruined the lives of others for their love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Sexual content, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty

lindseyhall44's review

dark slow-paced

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

4.5

When we lost our heads is a story of love, obsession, desire, and class, as Marie Antoine and Sadie Arnet’s passionate relationship changes the fate of 19th century Montreal.
For fans of feminine rage novels with strong characters, I would highly highly recommend When We Lost Our Heads

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Abandonment, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying