Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

250 reviews

httpscl0d4gh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

agalla_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mawn01's review

sad slow-paced

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

3.75

This was so INVASIVE. I was immersed but I hated it. Boys of this town touch grass that no Lisbon sister has walked on challenge, level impossible, apparently, because they're FREAKS 
But like it was very engrossing. But I didn't care what the guys thought I wanted to know what the girls did. I get that that's the genius of the book but I wanna KNOW

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

karmar23's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder

feelincelestial's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.75

I love the writing and the dark humor in this book. As someone raised in a fairly strict, religious household, Eugenides does a great job depicting that claustrophobic atmosphere. Some of what he has to say about mental illness and suicide in the concluding pages come off a bit un-empathetic for me. Overall, I think The Virgin Suicides is a well done and well written look at the lives of sheltered, suburban teenagers and the perils of a repressive upbringing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Classism

adavis33's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

klonopin's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

vintagececee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

everything is so vivid, you can feel every word.

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Content Warnings

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

the writing is beautiful, some lines emotionally destroyed me.

isaarusilor's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

milliemarilyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

This book is a piece of art. Absolutely devastating and a bit slow in the middle… but so glad I read it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Stalking