Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

8 reviews

jonkjo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest

jennysides's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

unboxedjack's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

knorkemann's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

christiek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Pretty sure most of this went over my head, but I somehow still enjoyed the reading experience. I have no idea why I hung with it and read the whole thing. I guess I found it interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

michaelkurt's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

This is a very well written account from two first person narrators. It takes these themes very seriously and does not use them for shock.

gmjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Don’t think I would have enjoyed as much if I didn’t have a background in science

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mispaintedlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I first read  The Passenger and I definitely like Stella Maris more, however there are huge sections of the book I was not able to follow. Specifically when it got into the mathematic details. 

It was still an interesting take on looking at the meaning of life and philosophical thought from not your typical sources. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt