Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

If I Can Give You That by Michael Gray Bulla

11 reviews

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't even know where to start. This book was amazing. The trans representation was amazing! It felt so accurate and even got me to realise a few things about myself. The mental health was hard but so well done too. 

I would recommend this book to anyone trying to understand what it is like growing up and finding connections as a trans person and/or dealing with a mentally ill parent. It sure did give me some healing and I hope it will do so to other readers.

Apart from that I also love Avi Roque as the narrator. Their voice was perfect to bring us Gael's story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

adrianas65's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Drug abuse and Transphobia

haydemoone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

robinks's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I picked up this audiobook because I missed Avi Roque’s voice after finishing Cemetery Boys. I did not expect how many tough issues Gael would be dealing with. I really loved how Gael’s thoughts and feelings were explained, even if the way he acted sometimes really frustrated me (but then I remember that he’s a teenager and that is to be expected).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing

Minor: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Dysphoria

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Ad-pr. 

I loved this. I reached a point where I couldn't actually put it down, and was reading it walking around the house trying to do life stuff (wasn't very productive). It is so moving and honest. There are so many layers to this coming-of-age story, and I would in moments move from smiling to crying. Bulla will now be an auto-buy author for me. Love, love, love.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

lettuce_read's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, and Abandonment

earthtokb's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative tense fast-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 attempt

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Abandonment

brokebookadict's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

purple_crayon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! The pacing is good, great narration (audiobook), the characters all make sense and feel like their own people. Sometimes in books like this characters end up doing things that don't feel like it fits with their personalities, but you don't get that here. There's a lot of consistency which I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content and Dysphoria

Minor: Infidelity