Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

33 reviews

annmariebrok's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Outing

reb_knits's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

The structure got a little confusing but I loved the idea — having short stories that alternate between a central character and stories of related and unrelated other characters that enrich the themes of the main character 

Definitely excited to read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

xosirenox's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

bootrat's review against another edition

I find literary fiction a bit hit and miss at times, and found this to be a miss. I thought this was a series of (connected) short stories, but it was more a series of character studies rather than stories with plot. Just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

maddelpop's review

emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

zoekelly23's review

dark emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

lettuceeatcake's review

dark funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit

changelingreader_adrian's review

dark emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, and Death of parent

sydapel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

I enjoyed this a lot more than 'Real Life', though I'm skeptical if the 'interconnected short story' format worked for me, at least in audiobook form. It makes the story at the core, and thereby the story I was most invested in, feel disjointed and a little less developed in comparison. Despite this, the emotional heart in each of the stories is deeply felt, always centering a craving for intimacy or something past or future that seems too far to grasp. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

samarakroeger's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved the Lionel/Charles/Sophie stories — and the structure of the collection meant I was invested in reading the book the whole way through. a few of the other random stories I didn’t really get into very much, but I really liked Anne of Cleves. 

I will read anything Brandon Taylor writes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Outing