Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

11/22/63 by Stephen King

10 reviews

clfenters's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book because I found the premise exciting and I wanted to know how the story would play out and be resolved. I did not find the main character himself to be that interesting and felt no investment in his personal relationships, so a good chunk of the last two-thirds of the book dragged, but I really thought it was all leading to something worthwhile. I was very curious to see how the story would be resolved once the main character carried out his mission, but I found the ending to be a bit of a letdown - perhaps due to my lack of emotional connection with the main character's love interest. Overall, I rated this 3.75 because I enjoyed much of the journey, but did not get the emotional "hit" I expected at the close of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

newswoman's review against another edition

from the introduction of the love interest onwards i felt a gradual decline in my enjoyment of the book as i am not a fan of how the romance is written at all. i really liked the beginning a lot but the the main character is very hard to like in my opinion, which gets worse and worse as the story progresses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Terminal illness, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Body horror, Antisemitism, Animal death, Racial slurs, Drug use, and Cursing

joshkiba13's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I wrote a review for this in February and accidentally deleted it 🙃 I'll try to sum up my feelings from before:

This is the first book that made me cry (/pos). I started it for the time travel and historical fiction, and I became engulfed in Jake's double lives and relationships with other people. It was touching, exciting, and intense in all the right ways. Lovely, lovely read :)

"Life turns on a dime. Sometimes towards us, but more often it spins away, flirting and flashing as it goes: so long, honey, it was good while it lasted, wasn’t it?" -Stephen King, 11/22/63

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt

iris3271's review

emotional funny 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Violence

kirby95's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Grief

k_elliott's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

sylvestra's review against another edition

adventurous informative sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: War, Racial slurs, and Suicide attempt

kas20771996's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Blood

unboxedjack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Grief

danileah07's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, and Terminal illness