Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

8 reviews

tgyll's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction

hannschwarz's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

syellico's review

I got distracted by other books, but I may go back to this at some point.  Even now (01/2024) I can still feel the sense of place and the feelings it evoked.  Could have done without all the graphic sex, but I skipped over that.  I am interested to see if there really is a serial killer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Animal death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

disguisedposer's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Homophobia, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Self harm, Stalking, Biphobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

frekdal's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

aceofknaves88's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

callmeamelia's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Drug use, and Torture

valeriekate's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Murder, Outing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, Infidelity, Rape, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Addiction, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, and Homophobia