Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

14 reviews

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

bibliophilemama's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Sexism

tallbox's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Murder, Death, and Classism

bookreadingelf's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Addiction

Moderate: Racism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Ableism, Suicide, and Colonisation

Minor: Lesbophobia

ticianeaneane's review against another edition

funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Drug use

kerrence30's review

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Like any whodunnit the cast is varied as to give a wide scope of possibility. Don’t be fooled into thinking this means the disparities in the cast are accepted by eachother. Enough twists and turns to make you second guess the ending, and enough depth to the main characters to interest. Be warned due to the time this was written there is some horrible casual racism and sexism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body shaming, Ableism, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, Dementia, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Pregnancy

sianface's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexism, and Racism

ginameix's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: War

Instances of sexism, classism, and racism are of the time for Victorian England and at times the book is even less racist and sexist than its contemporaries.

illectum's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Księżycowy Kamień Wilkiego Collinsa, powszechnie uznawany za pierwszą powieść detektywistyczną, jest nie tylko dziełem o znaczeniu historycznym, ale także dziełem wykraczającym poza społecznie przyjęte normy, kunsztownie kreując ówcześnie niepowszechnie znany gatunek — kryminał.

Księżycowy Kamień to z pewnością pierwsza w pełni ukształtowana powieść detektywistyczna, która w swej wielkości zawiera również mniejsze wspaniałości — ogromną ilość podejrzanych, w powłoce codzienności ukryte wskazówki oraz ślady, próby odtwarzania zbrodni, niekonwencjonalną medycynę, uprzedzenia, miłość.

W swym geniuszu, Wilkie Collins połączył detektywistyczny zmysł Agathy Christie z krytycznym, skupiającym się na społecznych różnicach spojrzeniem Jane Austen. 

Ponadto, Księżycowy Kamień jest powieścią o trzykrotnie większej ilości stron od przeciętnej powieści kryminalnej, a mimo to wzbudza zainteresowanie od najwcześniejszych stron i zachowuje wiarygodność pomimo licznych zwrotów akcji. W niezrównanej elegancji stylu Collins zakluczył desperację, smierć, wiarę.

Została tutaj zawarta nie tylko klasyka kryminału, lecz także kontrast zachodniego życia wykwintnej XIX-wiecznej socjety z nieokiełznaną wiarą orientu.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Suicide