Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

125 reviews

murphy87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Just wtf.  It was good on the emotional soul searching part but everything else was just too painful to read. Lucy is so so terrible and obviously a love addict who's ex boyfriend strung her along. She goes off the rails but not so totally that you can feel for her or excuse her.  The very graphic detailed sex scenes also felt unnecessary or just added for shock value. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Animal death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

sarahjx's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I can't handle animal abuse. 😫 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

highlordmads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.75

This book was complicated. It explored a lot of what it means to be human. It was reflective for sure. It was ugly and it was beautiful. A little weird, but fun too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Animal death, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, and Sexual content

aromea's review

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

minche's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

i was disgusted in so many ways (other than the obvious ones), weirded out and then surprisingly left floored by the ending of this book... that is why i cannot give this book a rating for the life of me bc i have no idea how i feel about it, but it was an EXPERIENCE nontheless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

sunbathingturtle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

A sisterhood of unhinged women, a merman, and the meaninglessness of existence swallowing them all.

It reminded me of Fleabag, but darker, more American, and more hopeless. It was also very funny. 

If you’re up for all or that, it’s a stellar read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

skcol's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-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? Yes

3.0

The whole dog part ruined this for me personally, other than that I thought it was funny and interesting. Oh and you have to read like half the book to finally get to the merman. Would still recommend if you like weird books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

dreavala's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

i read this bc i absolutely loved broder’s “milk fed” however i sadly feel that set my expectations far too high.  i felt like i was walking through mud to finish this as the first half was super slow. 

however, i think her commentary on the emotional void being filled addiction and love was very beautiful. i appreciate the book for being truthful about how the depths of depression feel - unfortunately that’s not an aesthetically pleasing or enjoyable topic when written about genuinely. 

overall, i think this is a good book for anyone  experiencing a breakup or attempting to understand how to fill an emotional void. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

feralbookwife's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

A very weird book that I very much enjoyed. If you wanted to like the Midnight Library but didn’t, this is a cheeky look at the Void and what we do to cope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

eunicaa's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content