Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Gece Yarısı Kütüphanesi by Matt Haig

195 reviews

em8ly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Entertaining for sure, but certainly depressing at parts. If not for being a fast paced read, I am not sure it would have been so easy for me ingest.

Happy for the happy ending though of course.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

adrianas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

totesdrotes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

emhunsbaker's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

Haig writes into words the despair of depression, followed by the persistence of hope, all with a main character whose wit and humor shows through even at her most despairing. In his philosophical approach to finding a will to live, Haig does not fall prey to the quick fix cure of "just try to be happy," but instead walks a delicate line of balancing situational depression and mindful changes in perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

pipkins973's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

seawarrior's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

While I started this book because I was intrigued by its unique premise, I finished it overjoyed by its straightforward and effective approach to telling a story about attempted suicide. There are so many messages in this book that are essential for understanding the mindset behind suicidal impulses and how to recover from them. Too many messages to transcribe here, with all of them echoing truths I've found in my own life as a survivor of attempted suicide. I highly recommend that others read this book and to keep their mind open to how it describes the importance of tweaking your perspective in order to vastly alter your world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Stalking

daws's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

I need my therapist to read this book. Immediately. This was such a wild ride! I feel… so many things. I’m rather speechless honestly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Car accident

badmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

ealarsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

TW for suicide, depression, anxiety. Broadly,  a quick, enjoyable read. Interesting core concept. Some questionable narrative choices. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship