Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson

8 reviews

catsbreadbikes's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

Instantly caught and kept my attention, a book with highly relatable feelings and thoughts, even if i can't relate to the events and situations. Great writing and detail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Pedophilia

shanmul44's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Racism, Physical abuse, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia

ecn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Gun violence, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

jgwags's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

nee_cole's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, and Mental illness

ruffian23's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

audreylee's review

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Rosemary, George, and Sequoyah are foster kids who express their loneliness and inability to connect in different ways. As they struggle to connect, their stories drift further apart and the writing becomes more distant. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide attempt

jaynovara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Gun violence, Drug use, Colonisation, and Child abuse