Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry

20 reviews

ellefrost64's review

medium-paced

3.0

I'm sure this is a good book somewhere. I split it into half because it did get too heavy for one sitting. It's not really anything similar to Orpheus and Eurydice.

Char is fucking awful I don't care she has enough trauma to kill a horse (ha), that's not an excuse to turn around and administer electro shock treatment. Like if anyone deserves to get their ass beaten it's her and hyde, but especially her. Also agree with another reviewer like why did the one singular trans character have to have the suicide attempt in graphic detail? I'm not sure. I know this book is true to life in places like this but goddamn it is just one onslaught of trauma after another and it's exhausting. And the wings try to be moments of lightness among it all but it didn't work for me.

. I hope this book helps someone, but it just made me exhausted and mad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Deadnaming

pick a trigger warning and assume it's included here, including electroshock therapy, conversion camps,

thatchickengirl23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Suicide, Self harm, Abandonment, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Blood, and Deadnaming

rubadubindabathtub's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Outing, Medical content, Violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug use, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Transphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Self harm, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Deadnaming, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Dysphoria

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

super disturbing but with a happy ending (question mark?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Outing, Suicide, Medical trauma, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Torture, Transphobia, Child death, Child abuse, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Car accident

leah_dawn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Hate crime, Outing, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Lesbophobia

irasobrietate's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

tahsintries's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Outing and Abandonment

starship_olympus's review

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

1.0

I just grabbed this from the LGBTQ+ section at my library because if there's anything to do with Orpheus and Eurydice in any form of media I'm there for it. 

But the writing style wasn't really for me, and I wasn't invested in the story. I almost DNF but I had a few hours free so I kinda just skimmed the book stopping to read every few pages. 
I can definitely see why this book could be loved by some, if it had been my cup of tea I would've been all over the prose, the characters, their differences and their love. I did want a 'happy' ending (as happy as an ending of this book could be)

and I am glad we got it, with the girls and some kids escaping the camp, and the camp (most likely?) being brought down

but the journey there wasn't for me. 

I know Orpheus is a tragedy, and there was tragedy here. It's not a book for the faint of heart, or an easy read. Even just skimming it I had an emotional reaction to what was going on. I think it could be a wonderful and visceral and beautiful novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Outing, Self harm, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

snoutsiru's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Really good for such a short book. The pacing was incredible, even tho it got a bit predictable towards the end. Definitely one of my new favorite sapphic reads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Outing, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Dysphoria

quietlyfierce's review

dark emotional sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Suicide, Deadnaming, Torture, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident