Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Zugvögel by Charlotte McConaghy

154 reviews

colormecaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

My existential dread at living in a world where 80% of animal species have gone extinct is through the roof. 
But it was still worth reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

rceparski's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

exiles's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

terrapinxing's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

melonbob's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Car accident

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

jmbz38's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

jasperchandler01's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

my god. the best case of an unreliable narrator ive ever read. an incredible journey about love, loss, and navigating life when you feel you dont belong. also trauma, lots of trauma. truly masterful storytelling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death

marykatpat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ladynocturnal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

A beautiful story of human connection and finding your place in the world. I loved the characters and writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

jourdanicus's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Lovely writing, and I really enjoyed the audio. Frannie... Not the most likeable character, and such a well written example of such. I loved the way the narrative went back and forth in time, it was very smoothly and even at times poetically done. 

Climate change, extinction, suicidal ideation, loss... All very dark themes, yes, but woven together so, so well in this book, and I can forgive the darkness for its ending

on a note of hope

. I don't think the themes were handled with cynicism at all which I really appreciate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol