Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

28 reviews

litoreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

“Do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honour and pride.”

I truly don’t even know where to start. This book is told in 5 acts, much like a play, and it works so beautifully. 

I will admit that I struggled to get into it at the start, it took up to Act 2 for me become invested in the characters and figuring out what happened, but then when I did, I fell headfirst into the drama and intrigue.

Beautifully written twists and turns, with some truly interesting characters. If you’ve read either of Michaelides’ other books, you might think you know what to expect, but my god are you in for a treat, it takes unreliable narration to a whole new level in such a fun way. 

Perhaps controversial, but I preferred this to The Silent Patient 🤫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

chloecam's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

put me into a reading slump - unfortunately not for me and i thought i would love it as i'm in the acting industry so know a lot of the references, but o mg did it drag and sometimes i can deal with an unreliable narrator but holy moly this was next level. I did not care about any of the characters and the final twists had me rolling my eyes i was actually so frustrated at the whole big
so sorry to the author lol 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Stalking

brep23's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Stalking

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

cookie239's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

kelsharr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.25

Interesting, unique narration, but ultimately not for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

lecheshakey's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism