Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

75 reviews

dutchkiwi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

Anna Karenina, geschreven door Graaf Lev Tolstoi, is een geweldig mooi en aangrijpend verhaal over het leven en kan hiernaast ook als een goed zelfhulpboek worden gezien. Het gaat over de levens van vele personages in het 19e eeuwse Rusland, m.n. over Anna Karenina en Konstantin Levin. Alhoewel ik Anna's verhaal ook interessant vond, moet ik zeggen dat ik me meer kon identificeren met Levin's verhaal en zijn zoektocht naar de betekenis van het leven; en ik moet zeggen dat ik een stuk wijzer ben geworden over het leven en hoe je het moet waarderen en koesteren. 

Ik raad dit boek aan aan mensen die een impactvol realistisch fictie boek zoeken over het leven en dat zich afspeelt in het 19e eeuwse Rusland. 

Wel een content-waarschuwing: het boek kan zwaar op de hand en donker zijn, dus is misschien niet voor iedereen zo geschikt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jacss's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.0

Vexation! Bad communication! Beautiful toilets! Misogyny! Racism! Classicism! God vs Science ponderings! Carriages! Maids! High-School level emotional intelligence! *slaps book* This bad boy has it all, in just shy of 1000 pages! 

... when it could've achieved the same in 300 pages likely - it was clear he got paid by the word. I was supposed to read this for a January book club (it is now September), but was unable to get even half way. At some point I started listening to the audiobook on Nextory just to be able to finish it. 

The repetition of similar situations, but with different people made it feel like I was reading fillers, but not the main story and it was unclear as to what the main story actually was - despite the title. I think that this in part has to do with the Levin chapters that, for 90% at least, could've been skipped, or set in a different story, but Leo had to worm his likeness into the story somehow, and in what better way than the melancholic philosopher with a soft spot for a young girl... anyway, some of his chapters were welcome respite from the Emma-esque juvenile approach to communication and yearning, so I'm sortof happy that the chapters were there. 

Not to go into too much detail, but I hated how Anna did what she did (although, cyclical with the start of the book, so fitting) and how society looked upon the act, and looked upon her. Sure, she made some choices in her life that were, dubious, but to say she deserved what happened? Nah, she needed therapy and to tell her boyfriend's maman to butt out with her more eligible suitors. Was that possible then. Probably not. But deserving? Also no.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: War

estefizaga's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

karenclare's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death and War

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, and War

o_cox25's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

theloosepage's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

barefootsierra's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism

falchionm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

skelleybean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring 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

I will not say that I’m not smart enough to understand this book, merely not educated enough. I’m uneducated in politics, Russian history, and general philosophy so that this book is a bit hard to read. However, the moments that I was able to grasp and truly understand were wonderful. It is well written and the characters feel so real— they think and talk and love and fight like real people do. If you are up for the challenge and the length, it is worth the read (or listen).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism