Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

185 reviews

holliesatchell's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

elizabstevensx's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

Been on the shelf for years. Took a while to get into but a lovely, lovely read. Very real perspective on mental health and recovery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Transphobia

haleyunruh32's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm

flylillies's review

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

wagnermelissam's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jeanaquinlan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a really good, inspiring book. It hits different knowing what happened to the author later on. You can tell that the author was writing about something that he experienced himself, his voice felt authentic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

cassius_orion's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

rori_does_art's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

Have a tissue box on hand. It gets sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

beaaaisshyyy2008's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm and Drug use

earth_to_dani's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts