Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

About a Boy by Nick Hornby

9 reviews

taylorbworth's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

kt01's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide, Cursing, Bullying, and Mental illness

daryn's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Animal death

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Medical content, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

juliaisnotalright's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

Funny and unusual friendship between 12-year-old Marcus and 36-year-old Will.
It deals with friendship, relationship and also more serious topics such as suicide and drugs.
But most of the book was boring and very repetitive.
Both main characters had huge character development.
There were some really unnecessary characters.
Stan milf hunter Will and Kirk O bane 
Very boring tho

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

jophie0208200's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

fifofi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

kelly_twardziak's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Easy, enjoyable read. Definitely one of Hornby's better outings, where he is able to balance the quirkiness and messiness of real people and still have the characters be likeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying

rhalpin's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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 abuse and Suicide

Minor: Bullying