Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

27 reviews

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a book about books! Beautifully written. I enjoyed all of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

coralynski's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

moon_peach's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

When you start the novel, A.J. is not likable at all, yes he's grieving but he is also really off putting and pretentious. Once Maya comes into the story i could not put it down  

When we find out her father it is very satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

seubecca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use

cort_kaye's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

I thought I had 25 more pages and I wanted them /10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

wjb11's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

bethanybaratelli's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

makaylagrace0's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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

2.5

A solid quick read, took me 3 days. The book is just like the title suggests, it’s the story of a man named A.J. Fikry’s life. I gave it 2.5 because it’s wasn’t bad, but not really something I would recommend to a friend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

tillur_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer

jennysbooked's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Such a great read! Really loved Maya as a character. And A.J. despite being cold/abrasive, he really is lovable. I was NOT expecting the twist before part 2. No spice, so if you want to read a well rounded literary fiction, I would highly suggest this book. Looking forward to watching the film adaptation to see how it holds up to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt