Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Lost Village, by Camilla Sten

40 reviews

j_squaredd's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism and Sexual assault

ahixon1's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicide attempt, Gore, Medical content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

readwithbells's review against another edition

3.0

Hard to care about a horror when you don’t like any of the characters. The mystery and journey to the discovery was quite satisfying, but the actual climax of the book and answer to the mystery was both earned but also very anti-climactic. Idk how to describe it better than that. This is a book read for the journey of reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

maryberthelsen's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness, Gore, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

egj220's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

totebaglibraries's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

it’s giving midnight mass

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

erinmjustice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

brianna_moye's review

challenging dark tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

sydoodle's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, Ableism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

spang's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Discussion of the ableism in the book:

Spoiler

I thought that the handling of Bergitta was going to be done well, and overall I do think it was. Bergitta is a middle aged woman with some undefined (due to lack of doctor availability and also the times) developmental disability. At one point the main characters clarify that they are not going to attempt to diagnose her since she isn't there (died decades previously), which was good to read. And the book takes a very very clear statement that the people who were afraid of Bergitta were in the wrong and horrible people for what they did, which was also good to see. However, the handling of Tone's psychosis sort of ruined the entire thing. Because Tone had once had a psychotic episode, the entire group of people decides she is "deranged" and dangerous and violent and can't be trusted. The main character, Alice, tries to defend her at first, but eventually gives in to the idea that she must be - directly going against the way the narrative defended Bergitta. Basically, the story defended Bergitta but persecuted Tone - and also sort of made it seem like her psychosis was supposed to be Bergitta possessing her? Maybe? Unclear, but in the end a really poor handling of mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism