Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

49 reviews

unlifeoftheparty's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Self harm, Death, and Suicide

princessmeg's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I've seen the movie version multiple times and it always gives me the creeps. The slithering vines with minds of their own. The terror of being stuck with no way out. The characters were not as complex as I wanted them to be. I wanted them to interact more than they did, to have the relationships between them all be a bigger part of the story. But they felt bland. Jeff was kind of a jerk and I didn't root for him.  The focus on sexual gratification for a male character as a means of "comfort" for a female character was warped and I did not like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Blood

redbee9's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

kimhawk's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

tgaddie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cannibalism

feainnewedd's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I usually end up liking the books that my favorite author Stephen King praises, but not this one. I felt that it dragged on for too long; might have worked better as a short story or a novella.

Also, I can't get over how there were no signs or sentry posts or something warning people not to go near the vine-covered hill since at least one entire village and one driver knows exactly how dangerous it is. I've seen reviews saying the Mayan villagers don't care, but that doesn't seem to be true given how much they attempted to stop Jeff's group from going up the hill.

I simply don't understand. It's clearly inconvenient and disruptive for the Mayans because when strangers unknowingly decide to climb to their deaths, the Mayans have to mobilize a lot of their fellow villagers to surround the base of the hill and stand guard 24 hours a day for at least a few days to make sure no one escapes. Surely they're not having fun doing that?

Another thing — did nobody really think of trying to set fire to the vines and seeing what happens? Jeff saw how the tendrils retreated from the flames of his makeshift torch when he and Amy were looking for the "cellphone" down the shaft, so I find it odd that it didn't cross his mind again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

doomluz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

Interesting horror novel. Really good body horror. The characters are ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Cannibalism

lindslibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicide

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism

gellyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I am so conflicted about this book. It is genuinely scary and gross, but the characters are so bland, boring, and just terrible people. And I know they’re all terrible ish, but the portrayal of the women also just rubbed me the wrong way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore