Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

31 reviews

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Cancer

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

jemimabbello's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This book brings to life real life problems and navigations in romance. It’s devastatingly heartbreaking yet makes you stay up to root for the main characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

elizabeth_helmer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

A perfect example of the miscommunication trope that follows Rosie and Will from teenagers to middle age.

The story explores growing up, loss, grief, navigating relationships, making a life for yourself and the people you need around you to achieve that. The piano scene is heartbreaking in the best possible way.

It’s often compared to Normal People, and because the main trope is the same it’s clear why, but I found the main characters in Normal People more relatable. But even so, if you enjoyed Normal People you will enjoy this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Self harm, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

geoalice23's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

my love for the writing style grew at the same rate my hate for the plot did 

tw: trauma bond 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

leahjespersen's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt

minamina's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Es ist komisch wie wenig mir ein Buch gefallen kann obwohl da manchmal Zitate waren die ziemlich weise sind. Dinge die mir wo anders gefallen aber hier nicht so. 
Will war edgy und es hatte genervt. Rosie war verwirrend und das hat umso mehr genervt. Deren Liebe war nicht wirklich überzeugend, schon gar nicht deren Gespräche. Es passierte so viel und wie eine Review schon meinte wurde es bis zum letzten Gramm gesqueezed weswegen sich das Buch so unglaublich in die Länge zog. Es war keine gute Lese Reise. Es war nervtötend. Ich wollte einfach nur dass es vorbei geht. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

debs2282's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely amazing debut novel. The characters were rich and I just wanted more and more. Excellent book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

manateas's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

nzmerchant's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Genuinely don’t know how to rate this book because it made me feel so many things all at once, and i hate that but it’s also kinda done it’s job in that sense? Feel like I need a couple of weeks to process this book. Anyone who says it’s like “Normal People” is lying - it’s probably closer to “A Little Life” in terms how much trauma and shit that characters are put through. I will say (no pun intended) that I loved the theme about passions and following what you love, filling your life and time with that. But I cannot stand how much the characters had to endure to learn that. And I don’t think this level of “yearning” should be glorified or aspired to. These kids trauma bonded and formed an unhealthy attachment to each other - whether that got healthier at the end when they worked on themselves, idk but it just seems rather odd to me that everyone thinks this is romantic. Or maybe I’m just projecting at this point because it scares me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment