Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi

70 reviews

rendireads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Beautifully written but I almost DNFed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Self harm

Moderate: Terminal illness and Xenophobia

ambi_reads's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death

readerorwateva's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: War and Panic attacks/disorders

autumnalreads94's review

dark reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

2.5

I wish the fluffy writing had been better revised for either a short story or a longer novel that properly dealt with everything it brought up. The plot fits a Laurie Halse Anderson or Ellen Hopkins book to some extent without any of the emotional connection to the MC or any of the side characters. The book itself felt somewhat pointless, not because the ending lacked a proper resolution, but because of how much it shied away from actually addressing any of the topics it pretended to address. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Self harm

noxygens's review

emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Islamophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

riannesdijkstra's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

mayajouy's review

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was really well written, and a great read. I had no trouble picking this book up and finishing it the same day, it was emotional, interesting, and hard to put down. It was easy for me to fall in love with the main character, Shadi. She was caring, independent, and courageous. There was a lot to love about this book. But there was one thing, the book ended abruptly. I thought the ending was lacking, it didn’t feel like much. I really enjoyed the book though overall, a great read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm and Islamophobia

beloved_bridget's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

I really liked this book, I think it was written really well, the language is really pretty. I love when I can physically feel the emotions of the characters, and this book definitely did that many times. 
I do feel like the ending was a little.. weird. it just kinda ended and it was like oh. I guess we're done now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Islamophobia

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Injury/Injury detail

audreyyu213's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This is an amazingly and beautifully written novel! The story circles around a young Muslim girl figuring herself out while also navigating rising tensions in her social and familial life. 
Some notes:
   - 1st Person POV
   - melancholic, deep read; opens you up
   - writing is absolutely captivating and leaves a raw and bittersweet feeling
   - the wording, phrases, and descriptions are insane like they are so vivid; had to pause to just process them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Self harm

Moderate: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Misogyny

nataleaf's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

I just didn’t like how focused this was on the romance while simultaneously not developing the romance whatsoever. I wanted more focus on the family and friend dynamics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Self harm