Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Gece Yarısı Kütüphanesi by Matt Haig

128 reviews

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Self harm

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Stalking

hlureh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book is a true inspiration to be grateful for what one has. A delicate versatile story about dreams and life itself. I listened to the German audiobook read by Annette Frier last year and found it even more intriguing than reading the book.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Stalking, and Alcoholism

meg_elyse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

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

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Sexism, Stalking, and Vomit

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

toriffic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Vomit

tilder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

lovely and effortlessly personal

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

victor_constantine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

 So admittedly I would probably give this book one or two stars most of the time. It felt preachy to me at times and very cheesy. But the timing of when I read this played a large factor. Maybe someday I'll re-read this and decide to change my rating, or maybe I won't. As it is, it helped me remember what I've been having trouble remembering lately, and that's worthy of at least one more star. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Animal cruelty

katy_010's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking

natrix's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

Minor: Stalking, Addiction, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

astrangewind's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

At every angle, a beautiful book, a spotlight on the incredible mundanity that makes life worth living. Haig's writing is elegant and  engaging, the characters - particularly Nora - are multifaceted and real, and each life Nora lives feels real as well, not just a boring vignette. 

I expected this book to be sad. But it isn't. I cried at the end a hopeful cry. It's the story of a suicidal woman who comes to love living. Who wants to live, despite. For all of the dark topics covered in this book, Haig blankets them with grace and comfort. I was afraid that my ongoing existential crisis would be made worse by this book, which touches on some existential philosophy, but it actually helped. This is the kind of book that changes your life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Self harm