Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

94 reviews

smith2ds's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hopetropes's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

shinie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

mothwitchlibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

liter_aly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Definitely check the content warnings before you dive into this one. It takes on so many heavy topics, and yet they were so naturally, realistically integrated and I never felt like any were thrown in for shock value, tokenism, a cheap plot line, or a sermon. Solomon skillfully reflected the full crushing horror of white supremacy and state violence without erasing the power, ingenuity, and resilience of Black folks. The world building: exquisite. Every plot point, scene, and character held so much depth and I loved the sweet and silly moments sprinkled in. I wish the book were longer or that there was a sequel, not because it wasn’t perfectly paced and resolved, but because I want to still be reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

caroline_norrish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Medical content, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

booksqworm's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.5

The book has potential but the writing style just did not work for me. I felt somethings were right on the nose and some things came out of no where. Has a lot of cool ideas but I think it could have been shorter. A lot of people would still love this book, but for me it was just a bit slow, cruel, and lacking excitement/plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

florapatricia's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is very unique and for the longest time it didn't make much sense to me.
It was just interesting enough for me to want to keep reading.
It payed off, and turned out to be a very special book about human connection and space travel.
Ultimately a good read :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

mostlyvoidpartiallystars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is incredible, thought-provoking, and devastating. There's a mix of terrifying worldbuilding, fascinating characters, mysterious plot, and deep emotional resonance. Make SURE to read the content warnings, though - it's a very heavy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tifftastic87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Beautifully dark and depressing. With a small light in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying