Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Matéria Escura by Blake Crouch

16 reviews

katiefurms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Not only is this an incredible concept for a story, but it is so phenomenally well written that i could not put it down. Absolutely incredible book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Car accident, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Vomit, Dysphoria, Gore, Suicide, and Violence

bywayof's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Medical content, War, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Such a good read! Took me a second to get into it but once I got passed the first fourth of the book I was HOOKED. Not only was it well written as a unique story, but it got me thinking about choices, life, what matters, what we live for. I liked it a lot. Also lots of spins that I did not see coming in the last third of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well that hit like a truck full of bricks. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

m_hates_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Literally incredible I cannot describe how amazing it is the way it combines theoretical physics with thriller

won’t give any spoilers but the last few chapters are VERY intense and I was reading the ending through tears with several people on the bus staring at me 

I forget how much I love books where the MC is actually a GOOD person who you’re attached to- Jason is very lovable and someone you really care about and are rooting for, even in his darkest moments.

A beautiful story about love and family, with a healthy amount of murder and intense action.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Confinement, and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence, Abortion, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

clea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? No

4.5

A brilliantly plotted science-fiction thriller which is mind-bending while being surprisingly profound and grounded. It is a story about choices, regrets and the fundamentals of one's identity. What makes "us" really "us"? Are we the sum total of our choices or do other constituents play a role in defining our true self?
The book was suspenseful with an interesting concept and loveable protagonists - it has everything a great thriller should have (maybe except for surprising plot twists; I found them all a little bit too foreseeable). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Child death