Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

248 reviews

katieschramp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I was hoping based on reviews I had seen/heard that despite dealing with heavy subject matter, this book would be impactful enough to be worth it. I'm not sure it really was.
I found the mother almost unbearable in her outlook on the world. I think early on it felt preachy about the virtue of being a stay at home mom and having no identity other than being a mother. To each their own, but that is not relatable nor is it an enjoyable perspective to read for me. The early virtue signaling made it difficult for me to really buy into the emotional turmoil the mother faces as the book progresses.
Noah's perspective was interesting and his relationships felt real and engaging to me.
I think the final "Him (Now)" chapter was unnecessary and kind of felt like a cop out to make Noah seem not so bad- like it wasn't his fault. It almost felt like it took away a lot of the agency Noah builds throughout the book in facing the consequences and reality of his actions and feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

I would just genuinely warn that if you can't handle an entire book centered around a character that molested young girls, you should stay far away from this book.

kazzarreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

The dark and disturbing subject matter made this a tough read. Check your triggers before giving this a go as it's certainly not for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

melissam802's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

hhabig310's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

bookthingswithbrit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kayyy4106's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

aussiebroadwayfan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

cathuluu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest

keyy0610's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

Very sad. Very intense. It’s not a bad book. I just wouldn’t recommend this to many people as it deals with sexual abuse. I felt a lot of feelings at the end. But this was mostly a sad book.

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Content Warnings

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

flamingostrikes's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail