Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

13 reviews

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Pregnancy, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Child death, Slavery, Death, Toxic relationship, War, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Outing, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexism, War, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, and Trafficking

kaigar96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexism, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Child death

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

heyshannon1229's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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: Child death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Incest, Death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Cursing

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

professoremdash's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful retelling of the story of Clytemnestra, Greek queen and sister of Helen. There are varying accounts of Clytemnestra’s story and this novel combines a number of them in interesting ways. It’s beautifully written and engaging, spanning nearly the entirety of her life. My only qualm is the ending and the fact that it doesn’t exactly cover all of what happened after the Trojan war, but the author justifies their choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: War, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal death, War, Gore, Bullying, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Incest, Grief, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

rustmaiden's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, War, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Torture, and War

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, War, Fatphobia, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death and Pandemic/Epidemic

sarahamuller1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Child death, Blood, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest

enchantedelfie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Rape, Body horror, Emotional abuse, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Incest, Alcohol, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse