Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

14 reviews

mutamam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Bu kitap çelişkiler dolu Werther’in hayatını yansıtıyor. Aşırı güzel betimleme aşk ve sevginin yanında korkunç bir bağlılılık, takıntı, taciz, depresyon ve ölümcül düşünceler zıtlıklarıyla şahane bir sahne çizdi. Kesinlikle okunması gereken bir kitap!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

pam_simpson06's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt

obsidianbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

androgynous_child's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.25

i mainly kept reading hoping someone would hit werther over the head with a shovel and hopefully propel him right into a six foot hole

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, and Sexual violence

Minor: Classism and Stalking

elinmln's review

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Content Warnings

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

bookish_skies's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

ana_28's review against another edition

sad 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? N/A

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

tereza_4's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

annarose_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

is this the first bpd novel? i have never felt so understood and also had all my mental illnesses called out by a book before 😭 goethe and werther original bpd royalty

'i treat my heart like a sick child' 

'if i saw blood i should feel relief... i should like to open a vein that would procure me eternal freedom' 

'i want to die! i lay down to sleep, and this morning, in the calm of awaking, that thought still remains firm, still quite strong in my heart: i want to die! it is not despair, it is the certainty that my sufferings are complete, and that i am sacrificing myself for you.' 

literal mood lmao. ive written so many quotes down (more than i have for any other book ever 🥴) but those are a few of my favourites that really hit me full force in the gut with all the weight of my own sufferings :))


obvious tw for suicide and self harm, i recommend this book to anyone who isn't on the verge of doing either because it will make you want to top yourself in solidarity with poor werther x

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

claravalente's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide