Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

28 reviews

helen___'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

dotoridoritou's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

mlebarrow's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

stephie17's review against another edition

2.0

This was not it. There was too many random plot twists thrown in within the last 20 pages that makes the plot unbearable and unrealistic. I was kind of disappointed and felt like there was a lack of LGBTQ characters. I understand it was groundbreaking at the time but we have better representation of LGBTQ relationships in today’s media. I would not recommend this poorly aged and badly written book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Suicide

Moderate: Rape

armaget's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

2.0

This primarily gives me nostalgia for back when I was scared to read any books with sex, drugs, or gay people or I'd get in trouble. All those books felt like a fever dream, (there was one about New York City, one about New Hampshire ((or a certain hotel there)),) but this gave off the same vibe. So, hazy and kind of forbidden fruit, though now it's just regular fruit I guess.

Still, it really does feel like a book I'd totally forget most details about in a couple of years, except for maybe some fond memories. But now that I indeed know that books about sex, drugs, and gay people won't kill me or make those around me kill me, I don't know if it will have that same appeal later on.

Also I think the humor was hit or miss for me, because I tend to interpret subtle dark humor as incredibly depressing. And the character arcs all ended abruptly and kind of sadly (there are sequels but I don't think I'll be looking out for them) and so I don't know, it was ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Pedophilia and Racism

kingaw's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Abortion

daisymaytwizell's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Child abuse

ciaraqueer's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

 Multiple perspectives but none given enough depth to give them value, everything felt quite shallow and ruined by the constant references to contemporary gossip; would have worked very well in its original format as newspaper serial but very poor in book form 40 years later. The plot feels made up as it goes along and serious issues are mentioned then swept away without the focus they deserve. 

Terrible blind siding plot twist near the end that is then moved on from as if it's all okay when I have so many angry questions 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Child abuse