Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

10 reviews

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

What would you do with an eternity of self reflection and the inability to die for more than one day before resurrecting in bed? This wasn't just dark, but disturbingly reflective. 

Edit: I've changed from 4 stars to 5 stars because this book has stuck with me. I think about it regularly, it lingers in the back of my head waiting to cleave whatever good mood I had.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Blood

Minor: Colonisation

kathrynshields's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A chilling short story that felt longer than it was, but in a good way. I didn’t like the ending but I’ll never stop thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gore and Violence

natahoochie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

savvylit's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This novella is fascinating because it follows unfathomable lengths of time spent in Hell and yet it's only 108 pages. The endless repetition and sameness of Hell was truly uncomfortable to experience as a reader. This is quite an enjoyable psychological horror story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

meh697's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Colonisation

riannestratford's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ariet's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

acnienow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

Thought provoking and probably my most annotated book ever! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Self harm, and Terminal illness

monareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

Lovely book, reflective, beautifully written and the premise is impecable. I found myself really thinking about life, afterlife, and what makes life worth it. So so good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

hardy314's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

One of the most interesting short stories I've read in a long time. It was challenging to deal with the immensity of the situation but it was an interesting thought experiment that I really loved. Also, it's wickedly funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism