Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Removed by Brandon Hobson

8 reviews

trailmixraisins's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Dementia, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child death, Death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

caitlynes91's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Dementia, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death and Blood

stevie's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, and Genocide

ashleyjo817's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality and Suicide attempt

jennifer_bush_73's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Murder, and Genocide

leekaufman's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child death, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Genocide, and Dementia

toshita's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

happiestwhenreading's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

I largely believe Native American voices are missing from mainstream books, so I am really happy to see them getting more attention. After reading Betty towards the end of last year, I knew I wanted to continue reading books, not only written by Native American voices, but books that also incorporated Native American beliefs, customs, and mythology.

The synopsis for The Removed promised all of those things, but unfortunately, it totally fell flat for me. I went into it blind, so I think at least part of the problem was my misguided understanding of what the book was about. I was expecting a thriller, but more of a contemporary fiction + magical realism/mythology story.

I loved how Hobson explored the effects of grief on each of Ray-Ray’s family members. It looked different for each of them, and I was immeditately drawn to the reality of that situation. I also liked how Hobson created a dreamlike quality in his writing; I almost felt like I was in a fever dream for most of the story. Unfortunately, the rest of the book – character development, ease of reading, and the overall story – felt underdeveloped and left me wanting more. It was a valient effort considering this is Hobson’s debut, but it ended up being lackluster for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Genocide

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, and Stalking