Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

36 reviews

dondodd's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.25

Hated the ending ruined the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicide

books_in_badgerland's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is an interesting book. The reviews are on the low side (~3.2), and I can see how it wouldn't work for everyone.  I, however, devoured it. 

When Rabbit Hole first came out, I saw reviews on all ends of the spectrum, and all were helpful in setting up my expectations. Whether readers loved or struggled with it, they gave the feedback that rather than a twisty thriller, this was book about grief, loss, and the attempt to find answers. 

While this was marketed towards thriller readers, I think it will be successful for those of us who love bleak, weird, emotional, and maddening character-driven stories. I re-read the synopsis, and in my opinion it was on point. 

The title, Rabbit Hole, fits perfectly. On the tenth anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, Teddy’s dad dies. As she cleans up his office, she finds evidence of his deep dive into Angie's disappearance. As the book goes on, Teddy takes over her father's search. While there are some mysterious storylines, I see this book as a character study of Teddy while she spirals. Through Reddit threads, she meets folks connected to her sister, but will any of them have answers? If they do, what purpose do they ultimately serve? She feels sad, lost, and wonders what purpose answers could serve. 

Teddy makes shitty decisions that make it hard to root for her at times. It’s a testament to Brody’s writing that while thinking “Teddy, whyyy”, I also recognized her deep heartache and her desire to grasp at anything for a moment of respite. 

I appreciate gritty, emotional stories, and I will absolutely read more by Kate Brody.

Rating: I really liked it! (4)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, and Suicide

emmymk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death and Drug abuse

britttobegorey94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Murder

syellico's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

tabitha_thorns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Made me genuinely sick to my stomach (in a good way) for most of the book. An excellent exploration of the main character going mad. Foreboding, full of dread, but the ending is a little lackluster. It suits the tone and mood of the story but eh, could have ended in a more compelling way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide

A dog in desperate need of medical care is denied it. the protagonist ends up mercy killing the dog

gem_hill's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

afasanello's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Antisemitism

emmajaneishere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

catriona176's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

If you like your mysteries resolved I would advise to avoid this one! Otherwise it’s a decent contemplation of the loss of a sibling and to some extent a parent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Suicide, and Alcohol