Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

184 reviews

wuthrinheights's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad 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

I first picked up this book when I was a teenager and I loved it since. It was the first classic book I read that wasn't assigned in class. And that was the birth of my love for classics. Reading it again in my 20's, it's even better than when I first met him. 

Holden was witty and observant, sarcastic, and the biggest hater you've ever met. His narration was often so comical, I kept giggling or literally laughing out loud with tears in my eyes. Really, he killed me. 

But as you read on, this story of his account of spending the night alone in New York City, in between meeting all kinds of people in his life who happened to be available to meet him that night, while his memories weaved in and out, and he tried his hardest to hang on, your heart gets broken piece by piece. Holden's voice will stay with you and you can't shake him out. 

A full 5 stars for me. Heck, I'd give 6 out of 5 stars if I could. This is my favourite book and it holds a special place in my heart for it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

sebsie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

emmiesbooks16's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

1.5

May I say I had to read this book for English class so yea. Anyways I truly did not enjoy this book most of the book I only really started to enjoy it was the last couple of chapters. I really did not like Holden because he was hypocritical and honestly a bit of a misogynist. I thought some of his ideas of life were a bit out there like his whole stance on movies. Though I can say I did enjoy how you could see how unstable he was at the very beginning of the book and how his mental health declined throughout the books, by the way he became more erratic, desperate, the way he spoke so fast and thought a million thoughts so fast. I also did enjoy some of the messages in the last few chapters and the interactions with his little sister Phoebe. Because if Phoebe I felt I saw more of Holden true character and what he could be. But it’s only really then ending with his sister that redeemed a bit of the book for me, for most of the book I was miserable at the least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Misogyny

carrrrrrrrmen's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

i read this for school this year and loved it more than i expected

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Homophobia

booitsnathalie's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Bullying, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Child death

ursulazc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Re-lectura.
Leí este libro por primera vez a los 15, un regalo de mi mamá, y de algún modo se quedó conmigo. Lo que más recuerdo de mi primera lectura es que solo quería darle un abrazo al personaje principal, Holden.

El libro es simplemente la historia de unos días locos que vivió Holden en New York luego de que lo echarán del colegio y antes de volver a su casa a afrontar la realidad de esto, comienza y termina con nuestro protagonista en el hospital.

 Holden es un adolescente que en pocas palabras no quiere crecer y anhela su niñez donde no todo era triste y deprimente en su mente. 

No es un personaje que necesariamente caiga bien, no es agradable ni carismático, y no se supone que deba serlo. Si es un personaje con el que creo muchos pueden empatizar de una forma u otra, durante todo el libro nos enfrentamos a su monólogo mental, sus ideas locas e inconexas teñidas siempre de un sentimiento de soledad. 

Siento que en esta segunda lectura se me hizo mucho más claro, lo mal que se encontraba Holden en términos de su salud mental, cosa de la cual no me percaté conscientemente la primera vez que lo leí. Era un libro mucho más triste y fuerte de lo que recordaba, lo cual no es necesariamente malo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Eating disorder

williamabookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ariak07's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Homophobia

stuckduck's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, and Self harm

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Child abuse

jesseking10's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A beautifully crafted book. Holden is a lost soul who doesn’t quite fit into the world around him, and it’s moving to read how he approaches life. Brilliant!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Mental illness