Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

15 reviews

theliteraryhooker's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Once again Marisha Pessl is out here making me wish the media that exists in her books existed for real!  Really enjoyed this one, found myself absolutely tearing through it which is nice considering my reading focus has been terrible lately. I wish the Jim mystery had been resolved in a different way, but otherwise really found this to be a real pageturner with excellent writing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit and Toxic friendship

ro_lux's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Suicide attempt

karolinaxyz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

allisonsmith120's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Car accident, Death, Grief, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Drug use

kriisesiv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Violence, and Murder

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Drug use

kct's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

girasoleille's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

it was going so well until the ending. i generally don’t mind books that close every plot and question they open, and if it weren’t for the revelation(s) at the end, i would’ve rated this 4.5 instead. would still recommend to anyone who loves mystery and urban/contemporary fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

lacyreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.0

EDIT-- 
Bumping this down to 1 star... Even thought I said I enjoyed it I didn't I really. Whenever I have thought of this book since reading it, gives me a really weird feeling I don't like.

I think I want to give this book a 3.5 Stars. I did really enjoy this book. Kept me guessing (mostly wrongly). I never knew what was going to happen. Then at the end I'm not sure what did happen was what actually happened. I never felt strongly towards any of the character in particular. I mostly wanted to know what happened / why it happened.

I had a very similar feeling when I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke last July. The questions answered leaves me with an uneasy feeling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

random19379's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Vomit and Medical content