Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Die Meerjungfrau von Black Conch by Monique Roffey

45 reviews

jahoffie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

jaynovara's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Blood, Police brutality, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, and Kidnapping

kate_lynn's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

cassiemagee598's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

cm93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

dannilmp's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Not a book I would have normally picked up, but chose for Storygraph's read around the world challenge 2023. A story about a mermaid and her encounter with humans on Black Conch. While there were elements of the story I found difficult to read, such as the mermaid's poetry or the way speech dialogue was written; I found these reflected both the mermaid's lack of understanding of language and the speech helped to immerse me into the setting of the story. 

While this was a relatively shorter book compared to those I usually read, I felt the pacing of this book to be quite slow and the pages seemed a lot more than what they were. I found myself only being able to read a chapter at a time before needing to take a break. However, there was a beautiful story to be told throughout these pages and one that certainly got me thinking and reflecting on human behaviour, specifically those negative emotions of jealousy and hatred. 

Not a book I would reread but it was certainly worth a read to broaden my horizons to the other types of literature out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

lyssylyssy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

culown's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

pkc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

laurahartfield's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt