Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

127 reviews

lifesarosch's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.75

Peak unlikeable female character. Super weird, slightly off putting. Great job capturing Venice beach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

the dog dies

emsapp's review

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide

kingsamong's review

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

 DNF @ 52%

I love Melissa Broder and will continue to read/buy anything she puts out. However, I am extremely hit or miss when it comes to smut in books and unfortunately this one is just not working for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Sexism, Excrement, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Mental illness, Animal death, and Fatphobia

roshma's review

challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I downloaded this ebook because booktok was tagging this a fish/mermaid-sex. This book is so much more than that. This is not meant to be a light read. This books deals with depression, self harm, low self esteem, toxic relationships and addiction. The internal monologues of the protagonist is lengthy and talks in great depth on each of the subjects, a lot of self reflections and slowly breaking from harmful patterns. The conflict is presented naturally: and the climb is slow. Do not pick this book if are looking for smut 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

spageddy's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

4.5

funny, gross, mostly funny though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

niltic's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Darkly, darkly funny. This book is good, and the humour and delivery felt very fresh/contemporary to me. It's incredible that Broder can weave in so many tones and dark themes and jokes into one tight package. I laughed out loud multiple times, but reader beware that some topics won't be for everyone.  I knew very little and found the plot quite surprising, depressing and silly! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse and Animal cruelty

Suicide and depression

is a very pervasive theme in the book. Most plot and character elements relate to this theme, so I think it would be hard to engage with the book at all if this is a no-go zone for you. (Somehow, the book makes this sad and funny!)

macncheese_pdf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

likes2read's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Animal death

claratwentyone's review against another edition

I got to Chapter 47 and then I couldn’t take it anymore.

Lucy is an annoying character and the fact that she‘s in her late thirties?! Poor dominic!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts