Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

34 reviews

evawhite's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

rhondag354's review against another edition

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

4.5

I loved this book far more than I thought I would.  I identified with Bernadette far more than I like to admit so I did end up loving her.  Probably would have been 5 stars, but the ending felt forced and unrealistic.  Maybe since I did identify with Bernadette, I couldn't help but think the solution was not that "simple". 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

apuskas's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, though I am not sure why I expected anything different. Two things: most (essentially all) characters, including unpleasant ones, are portrayed with a bit of cheer and redemption. Also, there  is a sneaky combination of meandering and economy in the prose. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Toxic friendship

goldstrawberry's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

abbeypoulin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

This book was really good! I wish there was a little more closure at the end but I get why there wasn’t. Reallly complex characters. A few jaw drops. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

maddielle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

greenan26's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

lpeterson's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kylalala's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Silly little book but if you asked me on a deeper level it was a surprising pick for me. I didn’t expect it to go the way that it did because in a way, the book is marketed as a “family vacation gone wrong type” but it goes deeper into a misunderstood agoraphobic mother/artist and her daughter who idolizes her. I enjoyed it a lot. I always enjoy books written in the pov of a child because you have to read between the lines to further understand what is actually happening since children perceive things differently. Complex family dynamics veiled by a child’s perspective and desire to have a perfectly happy family. 
I liked the more open-form ending too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Bernadette doesn’t belong in Seattle, but her husband is a big shot at Microsoft, so there she is. So different from all the other moms at her kid’s (Bee) school. In a wild series of events in which everyone acts without actually discussing anything with each other, Bernadette goes missing. Now it’s up to Bee to think like her mom to try to find her even though everyone else has given up hope. This book was hilarious and I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts