Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías

9 reviews

oinor's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

This was a grim read, a bit slow but I think that's the point. The plot creeps along like the algae and the fog that is consuming the city. I think it's one of those books that feels a bit hard but builds a world and characters that will stick with me forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

This is such a bleak book about a woman who's trying to cope with the effects of a plague. She lives alone after her divorce and nannies a disabled child who compulsively eats anything he can. She also visits her ex-husband, who still cares about, at the hospital after he got infected. Her relationship to her mother is complicated. The book switches between past and present. This book is timely and important but it definitely won't be for everyone. There are mentions of animal death, child death and suicide. The writing is exquisite, but at times it came across as pretentious. There were also times I came across words I've never seen, but I didn't feel like looking them up so I just kept reading. This is a decent work of speculative fiction, science fiction, and eco-horror. I'll read it again someday but I'm not in a rush to do that right now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Suicide

hungry_wombat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide

eveningreverie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Even though this story isn’t fully deserving of the horror tag it was marketed to me with, I found a lot of enjoyment within the pages. Will update post book club discussion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

svmreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Loved the writing, loved the immersive atmosphere, HATED the fatphobia, and wished the relationships between the main character and her mom and Max were fleshed out more. Overall, I enjoyed the book but thought it tried to tackle too much. Excited to read The Rooftop by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Death and Suicide

jenlengland's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Blood

symmetra's review against another edition

4.25

A little heavy on the ableism and fat phobia (the narrator looks after a boy with Prader-Willi Syndrome) but hauntingly beautiful and horrible all at once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality

jazzyinthewild's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide

scann's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt