Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

7 reviews

racbuckallew's review

funny reflective sad 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

tastes like summer :) girlhood is gorgeous/I love when women

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

readingpicnic's review

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Minor: Suicide and Lesbophobia

badmom's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

3.75

I like Lorrie Moore’s stream-of-consciousness style of bringing us into the minds of characters. I love her use of pop culture & nostalgia to enrich the settings, moving us backward & forward in time. I wanted to know more about these people’s adult lives though, or at least the narrator’s; I was hoping for more introspection coupled with concrete scenes of daily life. But I’m thinking the point is they still aren’t self-aware (or brave) enough to really examine their choices and so we’re left all feeling unsatisfied & melancholy.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

whitne_ey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Car accident

mangomuncher's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide

rosalind's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-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: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Ableism and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness and Suicide

miadevito's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

Started slow but picked up at the end. Made me nostalgic.

Didn't love that the author just threw in spousal abuse for seemingly no reason. Sad ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide