Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

54 Minuten by Marieke Nijkamp

150 reviews

sallytiffany's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

This was very gripping. I thought it did a great job of bringing you into the reality of a school shooting. I did find it confusing with all the characters though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

goldenreader24's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape

ctruett's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

charlotte_marchand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

barnesd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

taissadj'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicide

astalavista's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

tnemelce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Rape and Alcohol

abitofcourage's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

sing1133's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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

5.0

I really loved this book! It was so unique, at least compared to my other reads. It grabbed my attention and kept it throughout the entire book. The book centers around a school shooting, however you don’t get the pov of the actual shooter. I’ve seen some reviews that didn’t like this since it wasn’t really a psychological analysis of that type of person. However, for me I liked having the multiple povs of other characters that are all experiencing this event happening in different ways. You also can still see everyone’s connection to the shooter and get a glimpse into their mind without actually hearing it from the shooter themselves. I think it creates some tension because the characters don’t know their next move and therefore neither do you as the reader. 

Having the multiple povs kept the pace up throughout. I also like that while their thoughts were obviosuly focused on the shooting and shooter, you still got some backstory for them, that still related to the rest of the story. I read this really fast because I was so invested. I thought it was really good and unique, especially about such a heavy topic. It definitely made me reflect on the issue at hand. I would highly recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, and Toxic relationship