Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Birthday by Meredith Russo

73 reviews

bumblemee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

This book broke me a little, but also did an okay job of picking up the pieces. Please check the content warnings before reading this book, I think there are a lot of people who will have a harder time reading this book than I did.
This book felt very real, which might sound vague, but I don't know how to describe it better. Morgan and Eric are great characters and their friendship - or rather their journey from friends to lovers - was heartwarming to read. (Eric reminded me of Samwise Gamgee btw, which made me like him even more.) Reading Morgans chapters was very hard sometimes, I wanted to enter the book and be there for her so bad sometimes. If you want to read a book that contains a lot of trans joy, this one is not the right pick for you, even though the ending is hopeful. There is a lot of transphobia, internalized and otherwise and a lot of self-hatred and suffering.

Quick note: Since first writing this review, it came to my attention that there apparently is controvercy around Meredith Russo and her being abusive towards her ex partner. So if you decide to read this, maybe think about getting it from a library or buying it secondhand or something.

Kurze Anmerkung: Es werden teilweise suboptimale Worte verwendet, wie z.B. Geschlechtsumwandlung statt Geschlechtsangleichung. Idk wie das auf Englisch gehändelt wurde, daher dieser Zusatz auf Deutsch. Weiß nicht, warum diese Entscheidung so getroffen wurde, eventuell weil das beim Übersetzungsprozess nicht aufgefallen ist oder vllt auch einfach, weil das ein Wort ist, das zu der Zeit passt, in der das Buch spielt. So oder so finde ich, das hätte so nicht passieren sollen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

ravenk28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

A beautiful story about a trans woman's journey to accepting herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer and Racism

sharkgirl15's review against another edition

informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

TW for intense suicide attempt. I really did like this book but I almost DNFed with that suicide attempt because I was triggered from past experience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent

janlulu's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

vagaybond's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Racism, Suicide, Addiction, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

meg_lay11's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

howard's review against another edition

5.0

with the YA i've been reading lately it's easy to forget how brutal life can be in high school. this is hard hitting and doesn't pull any punches but at the same time is incredibly tender and sweet. i cried tears of pure joy when Morgan comes out to Eric and his perception of her immediately shifts. i really liked the time constraint of the book and only seeing them once a year, how things need time to change. G-d i wanna hug these kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

thatrandomdancer's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

jojoliest's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicide attempt

vespertilioo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Racism, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit and Cancer