Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

117 reviews

rly's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity

veeglessner's review against another edition

4.0

I loved it, loved reading it without knowing the slightest thing about it except its beautiful cover. I was shocked at times! 

I can imagine future high school students analyzing this super on-the-nose book, which definitely has A Point. Some parts could have been better realized for more impact.

CW: Suicide, mentions of abuse

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

therapywithjess's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Really enjoyed this book. Finished it over 3 days. It didn’t feel like ‘the kind of book you can’t out down’ but it exceeded my expectations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Sexism

razkat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

rosiemb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

niamhct's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The high rating is cause I was so hooked the whole time, but I wish there’d been more depth. There are things I thought they’d come back to that we’d find out more about or that there’d be more under the surface but it didn’t, I think I was waiting for a more explosive ending? Still a great concept and kept me really engaged though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

derivative's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A bit cliche at times and a bit hard to get immersed in at times, but overall it was good. I think it wants to be more scifi but the setting ended up contemporary so it has this weird vibe of like not rly believing society would be like that. If it was able to lean into the scifi aspect a tiny bit more for worldbuilding itd be great

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

mele92's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, and Alcohol

cartermon4's review

dark emotional 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 was so frustrated throughout the book, but it definitely hints at real world inequalities and insane expectations for mothers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

stacy_27_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Save my girl Frida from these white men. This book made me feel so many emotions. I was going through it. Justice for my girl Frida, Emmanuelle, and Harriet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia