Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

26 reviews

cindas_books's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

carleneb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Firstly I have to say this book is very dark in terms of the range of topics it covers. Check these before reading. However it isn't graphic apart from one occasion. 
I can't rate this highly enough. I was lucky enough to listen to the audio version for free from my library.
The book switches between many main characters so it can take a while to get your head around but well worth it. One of the best books I've read in a long time!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

vivienreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

honestly ... was expecting more but not sure why since i found girl on the train to be just ok. spent way too much time building to, ultimately, nothing. the constant switching of povs and between 1st and 3rd person was not executed well and really ruins the reader's immersion into the plot. the story doesnt develop very much and the characters were extremely one dimensional. the last phase of the book was really, really poorly executed. next time just write a screenplay instead (this format and storyline really would be better as a film since it is lacking as a novel)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm

lordofdisorder's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Excrement, Vomit, and Dementia

alicialoebl's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Large cast of characters was a little confusing at first but the story had a lot of twists and turns and kept you guessing until the end, I like the relation of the river and "difficult women" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming

nataliakolozsvari's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Paula Hawkins is a godess. I have read The Girl on the Train a few years ago, and I was in love with it. Well, this book is even better! It keeps you guessing until the last page, every chapter brings something new to the table. This is the perfect thriller for me, I'd love to read more like this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Terminal illness

Minor: Toxic relationship and Police brutality