Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Bookseller at the End of the World by Emma Clifton, Ruth Shaw

19 reviews

mikaclapson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

steph_phanie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Ruth Shaw has led one incredible and adventurous life. Although her journey was filled with much pain and heartbreak, she looks back upon her life with tenderness. Throughout most of her memoir, my thoughts were, "How did she do all this? How would one even begin? I could never!"

This is more than the story of a bookseller in New Zealand. It is the story of a daughter, mother, sailor (extraordinaire!), lover, survivor, and fighter. She was not perfect, but she was courageous and passionate, and that has brought her to the wonderful place she is in today.

There were some moments where I would have liked more context, detail, and emotion, but overall I enjoyed reading about her vibrant life.

*Please note the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

miekss's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

I really liked hearing about Ruth’s story and with every second  chapter of her memoir being a story about her New Zealand bookshop and the people passing through whether regular or a tourist that left a mark on her life. I liked the the authors writing style - as a walkthrough of her life, it made sense to my chronologically ordered brain in the sense that’s also the way I tell stories. 

I felt like something was missing from this book, that I can’t quite grasp words for… perhaps a more in-depth telling of her emotional/feelings journey as these seemed masked by running away / glazed over time periods in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexism

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

issyarmstrong's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful biography, full of life and grief and adventure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Suicide attempt

grommit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Gorgeous book, a beautiful, heartbreaking story of Ruth. Hopefully one day I will get to meet her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

sebsie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use

ppppaula's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

noahsbookishcorner's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

harrietamyl's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Suicide attempt