Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Das Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving, Hans Hermann

5 reviews

chiaralt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Suicide, and Child death

astridrv's review against another edition

This was a strange one, John! As always, there is a lot of heart in Irving's novels - and here too, I felt care for and cared by this family. This time however, their repeated mantras were a bit overdone. As always, there are his recurring themes around sexuality, too: prostitution, age gaps, sexual violence, rape, incest. Regarding the latter, I just can't. Brother-sister incest is a huge part of this book, and I can't really articulate a more complex opinion than: I can't.  I loved Suzie, I loved the ending, I loved many passages, but I can't say I loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Animal death, Death of parent, Violence, Rape, Incest, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

gracklefan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

StoryGraph is asking me if I'd like to add any content warnings for this book and I honestly don't know where to start. 

I thought The Hotel New Hampshire was difficult to get through in parts and I wouldn't say that it's aged well, but overall, I enjoyed it. I though characters were engaging and they felt alive, but I found that the ending was a little unsatisfying and anticlimactic. I felt the same way about A Prayer for Owen Meaney as well, so maybe John Irving's structure just doesn't do it for me. Overall though, I enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Incest

Moderate: Violence and Suicide

b_bb's review against another edition

slow-paced

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape, Racial slurs, and Suicide

jsimple's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Antisemitism, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage