Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Scanlines by Todd Keisling

33 reviews

tyghe_bright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Classism, Drug use, Bullying, Grief, Vomit, and Mental illness

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Self harm, Vomit, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide, and Gun violence

vererito's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Body horror, and Suicide

ehicks212's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

“A ghost story, but not the conventional sort.”

This book is dark, but the author’s afterword also shows how important it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

mossroot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.25

Scanlines was such an enjoyable read. This book really does shed light on the darkness of the human obsession with death. A ghost type story that leaves you questioning if the characters are actually crazy or if this is actually happening. Such a short read, there's no reason not to give scanlines a try. It's real, a real book about the real ways that people deal with trauma. 

Scanlines took me an hour to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Terminal illness

horrorfemme15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

I’ve been burned by a lot of small-publication and self-published horror lately so I was skeptical coming into this book. However, it far exceeded my expectations. This one is a heartbreaker too. We don’t get a happy ending, but we know that from the start. It’s all about the journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Suicide, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

takecoverbooksptbo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Scanlines is absolutely deserving of the title « the most disturbing book I’ve ever read ». It’s not the most violent or gruesome story you’ll read, but it will bother you.

Having said that, the novel is very effective. As an exploration of depression, suicide, morbid curiosity, and self-destructive desires, it’s among the best horror stories I’ve come across. It’s a coming of age narrative in the worst way possible and, I guess I’ll leave it at that. Check it out and abandon all hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness

irish_m1nx's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Oof...Scanlines by Todd Keisling is a dark read about some tough subject matter. It's been a while since a book has made me feel so unsettled. 

I have a teenage son who struggles with thoughts of self-harm and suicide, so this story hit close to home. This is a very intense look at how depression and suicide can be contagious, especially among young, impressionable teens. There is a part in the story when the boy's mother asks him what's wrong. He wants to tell her everything, but instead tells her he's stressed from school. This is my son's M.O. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse

vermethys's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Suicide