Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

22 reviews

othersociologist's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Mental illness and Self harm

shedevls's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

the writing, the story, the way said story was presented to you, the formatting, the everything!!!! easily one of the best things i've read in a long time. seriously, i could gush about it for the rest of forever 🥹🥰 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia and Car accident

jeninthebooks08's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

This was uhhh, a mess.
Not sure what the overall plot was, many things felt left unanswered.
It didn't grip me at any point, I was bored until the end.

My reading year is not going so well so far 🥲 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

connie29's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death and Car accident

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

What would you abandon for happiness?

Ugh, this was beautiful, even though it was a bit confusing at times. I truly love the way Mona breaks up the scenes of this novel with her own narration, with a forward, intermission and afterword. 

Her characters are perfectly tragic, each teeming with their own portrayal of heartache, detachment and despair, laced with a whirlwind romance that barely kisses the edges of the story yet somehow defines its very essence.

An artful, tragic and unique tale. A backwards spin similar to what we've seen in Eternal Sunshine. Spun from the raw, lingering emotions of a nightmare. This is a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

prdskat's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

This didn’t do what it thought it did. Felt like it wanted to be deep and dark and mysterious but it missed the mark by a mile. The writing isn’t bad exactly but it was just… not great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm

ellieisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Pedophilia and Blood

ilaxaria's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content

waitforhightide's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death and Self harm

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, and Vomit