Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

113 reviews

bungo_books's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Love the authors writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

magimiel's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Cannibalism

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

christinaanna's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

matthew_harrisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Cannibalism

swizz1estick's review against another edition

Got about 40% through and it’s just not my kind of thing. Also the audiobook narrators’ child voice just made me hate the kid character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Cannibalism

plantainicus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Medical content

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

olivesinthegarden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Beautiful and depressing. The world building is simple yet incredibly effective, allowing readers to truly feel the hopelessness of the environment through which the characters are forced to endlessly trudge. The depictions of what some will do to survive is horrifying and begs the question: when does death becomes a better alternative?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Suicide and Cannibalism

wondawilson's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicide

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

avasbookmark's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail