Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

36 reviews

alli_k20's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

texashippie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

cdace8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

moniipeters'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

jg34's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

A great book! Well written and a very important story. You will feel for all these characters and go in this journey with them. Heartbreaking at times but also hopeful, this book does not shy away from hard truths. I have no complaints!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

This is a pretty heavy read that covers a lot of harsh topics but not in a way just to be gory, it is essential to the story

jennywinder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense 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? No

4.0

This was a read that had me anxiously wanting to know what happens next. It ignited more empathy in me but was also so hard to read. Trauma after trauma occurs but the characters are so resilient and lovable and relatable. I wouldn’t recommend this book to everyone, but it is worth your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Colonisation

If you’re working through your own traumas related to migration, drug trafficking, sexual assault, gun violence, or death perhaps pass on this one

fmpereira's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Not for the faint of heart but what a book! Everyone should read it!
I don’t read a lot of fiction but I devoured this one, is just so good, we can put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book was good. Would I read it again? No. Would I recommend it to others? Not without warnings. This book has MANY triggers in it if you have triggers please look into it before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Deportation

lindsayshae123's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This really was a lovely book, well done and definitely pulls you all the way into it from the start. You fall in love with the characters and get your heart broken when they get hurt. 

I can see though why people were upset that it was written by a white woman, why that caused such controversy.  It makes you question the credibility behind the story, if the middle class, distant from the situation main character who has always seen herself as outside of the situation of migrants might be a little too on the nose. 

It makes me question how much of it is accurate, or just pieced together from the news. And how it paints Mexico in a way that doesn’t seem fair for someone who isn’t from there to paint it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Deportation

Minor: Cancer and Trafficking