Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee

45 reviews

librariana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Bullying and Physical abuse

dauhns_booklist's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is stunning. I was so deeply moved reading it, I don’t think I’ve ever been this emotional from a graphic novel before. The illustrations are so detailed, expressive, and alive. All the references to Korean culture had me feeling nostalgic but also triggered, and the anti-Asian racism that young Deborah (Jung-Jin) went through tore my heart apart. I could feel the pain and fear and shame in my bones.

IN LIMBO addresses dark themes such as depression, violence, bullying, trauma, and attempted suicide. But it’s also about the all-too-familiar themes of coming of age, friendship, and the insecurities of a teenager. I’ve been really appreciative lately of books that address mental health in the Asian-American community, I think it’s extremely important that there is more representation and exposure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence and Suicide attempt

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

This is such a moving memoir about family, mental health, and evolving friendships. The illustrations and color palette are also beautiful, with a combination of comic and realistic art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, and Body shaming

ptibouh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

r_lumbrix's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

This was definitely the most visually stunning graphic memoir I’ve ever read—done in grayscale, some of the illustrations were so detailed & realistic that I thought they were old photos. Lee takes us through their experiences of high school, starting with freshman year and ending with graduation. They do an incredible job of conveying the EMOTION of each experience—I really FELT what they were going through, which ranges from typical high school loneliness/angst to experiences of microaggressions, racial bullying, suicidality, and abuse from their mother. However, I did feel that all of these experiences were kind of thrown together without much narrative thread tying them together. While absolutely beautiful, this book felt somewhat incomplete to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism and Child abuse

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content

nlreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

b00ks_'s review

emotional fast-paced

4.0

The story deserves a 5 star. It was so beautiful and so emotional. I related to it a lot, but the low contrast illustrations just killed me. I'm sorry. They're really pretty and the artist is extremely talented but I got an actual headache from looking at them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

befrazzledenby's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

Slow start and a little too low contrast illustrations to warrant 5 stars, but other than that, man this was a good, meaningful, very relatable graphic novel. Lee tells her story with grace and vulnerability with some really lovely, perfectly-fit illustrations. I'm happy to have this in YA (but please check the content warnings before reading)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

cryscries's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I felt it was a very relatable experience that I appreciate reading at this time of my life. The struggles of their mental health reminded me of my own experiences during the same time during high school years. The feelings of change and familial pressures and even cultural shock was expressed very well. Also the art is stunning!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Bullying, Racism, and Suicide attempt