Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Memoirs of Hadrian by Grace Frick, Marguerite Yourcenar

3 reviews

dniespal's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

I can appriciate the knowlege and hard work that the author put into writing this book and the sentiment that it brings with it, but the style of writing didn't sit well with me. Getting through the first hundred of pages was increadibly hard but it picks up a bit after that. Still due to the writing style I can't give it more than two stars even thogh the premis of this book was good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, Murder, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, Slavery, Terminal illness, War, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Genocide

sheshallbenamed's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

astrocate's review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

"non credo che alcun sistema filosofico riuscirà mai a sopprimere la schiavitù: tutt' al più, ne muterà il nome. si possono immaginare forme di schiavitù peggiori delle nostre, perché più insidiose: sia che si riesca a trasformare gli uomini in macchine stupide e appagate, che si credono libere mentre sono asservite, sia che si imprima loro una passione forsennata per il lavoro, divorante quanto quella della guerra presso le razze barbare, tale da escludere gli svaghi, i piaceri umani."

Nonostante mi ci sia voluto del tempo per comprenderlo, Memorie di Adriano è indubbiamente uno dei migliori libri che abbia letto ultimamente. a metà strada tra fiction e non fiction, tra romanzo e poesia, dipinge la figura storica di Adriano in modo innovativo e originale, rendendolo appetibile per il lettore contemporaneo senza però alterare la verità storica.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: War and Death

Minor: Suicide