Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

41 reviews

pcollins399's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

blueseadragon's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Suicide

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

mfrisk's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I kept feeling like this was building towards something more exciting but ultimately it felt anticlimactic. 

Essentially this book is a horrific road trip story and Woodstock 1999 retelling with supernatural elements and despite that sounding interesting it really takes this concept nowhere. It just feels like an exploration of failed dreams and frustrations that don’t add up to anything truly horrific. The only thing horrific in this were men taking advantage of and harming women but that’s mostly glossed over and I can’t quite figure out why this book ended in as boring of a way as it did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

dancingyoshi's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

amandadelbrocco's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This was my least favorite of his books so far... I didn't think the writing was very strong and I think it relied too much on metal references.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Grady Hendrix has clever ideas.  This book had a few of them and a couple of tense, scary moments.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tripinmidair's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

4.75

This book is genuinely scary. I couldn't wrap my head around how a book with this basis could be a horror and I kept thinking this until the first horror scene. From then on, everything is terrifying. Can't wait to read more of his works! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

taylormoore's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol