Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

13 reviews

alpal_collective's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Suicide, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia and Alcoholism

noshinbean's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Cancer, Grief, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

chrisp189's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

ellereads__'s review against another edition

dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Eating disorder, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

bxcvi's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, Homophobia, Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Cancer

dumaurier's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

neely o'hara you will be dealt with

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Cancer, Sexual content, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

ella_mai_46's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

I liked this book. Interesting to consider the time period it was written in versus the contents of the book considering a lot of the subjects were quite taboo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

smelmo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

freegreenpeas's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, and Self harm

mel_sh's review against another edition

4.75

 4.65*

“When you’re climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.”

WHAT A TRIP
as some of you may have noticed, i have been reading this book for a little over two months now. this was never because i wasn’t absolutely enamoured with the book. i don’t really know how to describe why this book is so good but it just isss
if you read books about characters you love and beautiful and lyrical writing then this just isn’t for you. the characters are enjoyable and you will love a good few of them and there are some lovely lines but its not what makes this book. what makes it is these absolutely psychotic characters that live these lives that you never will but whose problems feel somehow so real and close to your own. beneath it all, this is a story about women and everything that comes with being a woman in hollywood.
i think it’s incredibly important to mention that this book is clearly a sign of the times. the casual and blatant homophobia, fatphobia, and ableism is present all throughout the book and is quite hard to read at times 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Grief, Ableism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia