Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

18 reviews

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

tea_time's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent

keavac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

Interesting to read a novel ahead of its time, and reflect on where we are now. I enjoyed this quick read, but was happy to be reading it on holiday where it threatened to depress me less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

marageorge's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

julianh's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

erin_362's review against another edition

2.5

So I guess going to the seaside to recover from illness was not always successful... or maybe that was just in this case

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Sexism

savvylit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm so glad that I finally read this classic novella! Chopin's prose is gorgeous and evocative. From the first page, I felt instantly transported to postbellum upper-class society in New Orleans. This story is positively dripping with descriptions of dinner parties, formal outfits, and fancy homes.

Most importantly, though, it's easy to see the lasting significance of this classic work. The Awakening is aptly titled: the story follows main character Edna as she has an awakening that dramatically changes her conventional life. Edna begins to realize that she doesn't love her husband, nor does she love performing any conventional housewife duties. Edna then readily admits to herself - and the reader - that she is attracted to several men who are not her husband and that she desires to live alone. Those facts all make it quite easy to imagine why this book was considered scandalous when published in 1899. A woman acknowledging that she was bored in her marriage and attracted to other men? How dare she! And how dare Chopin write such a nuanced and beautifully composed story of feminine self-discovery?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

arcadering's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

paigeinabook's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cottagecore_librarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide