Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

4 reviews

kadinelouise's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was one of the strangest books I have ever read. The MC’s internal monologue is the majority of the story, so it is interesting to see how she is interpreting the world around her into the story she is spinning. Made me think a lot about growing old, loneliness, and dealing with the world’s demons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, Grief, and Abortion

alisonfaith426's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Excrement, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide attempt

lovelylilelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion

mariaeileen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

The book is quite slow paced to begin with, the story doesn’t really pick up till the third chapter and I’m not quite a fan of the stream of conscience style of writing used in the book which is why this book has a lower rating.

Otherwise I really like the way Otessa Moshfegh tackles certain themes in the book, including the death of the protagonists partner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts