Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

29 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

A magical realism adventure that's also an allegory for depression. A few notes don't resonate with me, but overall, what a symphony.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying

Moderate: Mind control

christinesmith205's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying

valerira123's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

smcaput2's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

ladyhunbun's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This book really connected with me as a therapist working with teens with depression as well as someone who was a teen with depression. At times I struggled with the pacing (though this got better once I picked up the audiobook). Overall a resonant book even if sometimes a little ethereal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

percyvale's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

thebookkeepers's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Hauntingly dark. This is the exact kind of poetry book I love! This was unique in that it covers some contemporary issues of clinical depression & self harm behavior but folded within a fairy tale setting hidden within the real world. It was deeply nuanced & has layers of symbolism to dissect. Absolutely loved it & the audiobook was narrated by the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

"we are rooting,
cheering for you
to live & thrive."

Broke my heart than stitched it back up. Beautiful and full of metaphors

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt