Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

15 reviews

kamelleruano's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death

materiality's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

leefox's review

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Grief

brinnavirginia's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

kaitidid's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

Not a classic dog book. More about grieving a flawed individual, and about writing itself. If you’re looking for “Marley and Me”, this isn’t it. But what it is is strange and wonderful. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Trafficking

Minor: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

gummybeans's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

Amy Hempel-esque autofiction/metafiction that cut straight to the bone.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual harassment

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

sgs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

The writing takes this to 4 stars. Incredible use of repetition and theme to keep this engaging. 
Dogs are so important (and perfect); following someone dependent through grief felt incredibly human and honest.

TW: Constant reference to suicide. It’s the whole book 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt

matildahasopinions's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Several references to famous literary suicides and suicidal thoughts

garynoplastie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gun violence

Zoophilia