Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

854 reviews

bookmark3brodi's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

treenakar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

kayfenn6's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Very touch read at times, had to take time and pause. But the writing is so compelling and really carries you throughout the story. Definitely not foe everyone due to the trigger warnings but a great book nontheless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Child abuse

miiareads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.25

Kuunneltu englanniksi. Lukija oli hyvä, sillä eri-ikäisten päähenkilöiden välillä oli vaihtelua äänensävyssä ja ylipäätään lukemistavassa. Kirja olisi voinut olla huomattavasti lyhyempi, toistoa oli aika paljon. Mielestäni päähenkilö oli aika ärsyttävä, mutta ainahan päähenkilöstä ei tarvitse pitää. En tiedä mitä mieltä olin lopusta, tavallaan se oli aika todenmukainen, mutta ehkä olisin toivonut tältä tarinalta jotain muuta. Kuitenkin todella synkkä ja tarpeellinen kertomus vakavista asioista, mutta toteutus ontui hieman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Mental illness

valeriaxo's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Death

lady_witherbloom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

rebekka's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Misogyny, Vomit, Mental illness, Grief, Death, and Cursing

trishnasaha's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Grief

loustat__'s review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

butlerebecca's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

What a good effin’ book

I’ve picked this up and put it down many times over the past three years and I’m so glad I finished it

Such a nuanced and brutal and compassionately written depiction of abuse — the author did an excellent job of writing Vanessa’s inner monologue in a way that  communicated both the reality and the distorted reality you believe when you’re traumatized 

and such stunning prose throughout — like had to pause the audiobook and sit with descriptions

Also shoutout to Meryl Streep’s daughter on the  narration, great job queen

P.S. the best part was when she got mad at him for not listening to Fiona Apple

P.P.S. I read somewhere that this book is what A Little Life thinks it is and like… a little true

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking