Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Die Musik der Wale by Wally Lamb

11 reviews

davschi's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

champagne_supernova's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

this book was slow moving and took me a while to get through, but it was worth it. Dolores is deeply unlikeable but she is very real. There were a few parts that were hard to read because they were painful and harsh, but i liked that the book didn’t shy away from it. I wish she would have been able to find herself and build her dream life while fat so it didn’t seem like once she lost the weight her life turned around, and i found the therapy she went through very creepy, but mostly I thought it was well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racial slurs, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

samianneyay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

itsquinntendo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I have such complicated feelings about this book. It was recommended by my best friend years ago, and I just kept putting it off. I'll admit, it's well written - but I think this one just wasn't for me. I am not a fan of super character-driven novels and that's basically all this one is. I'm also not a fan of truly unlovable main characters. I understand WHY Dolores is the way she is.. I understand why she self sabotages every step of the way.. but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. As someone who can relate to a lot of her struggles, I found myself increasingly annoyed by her choices. The entire story was an ad for therapy. Add in the fact that I don't typically enjoy women written by men, and this was just a miss for me. This is very much a "reader know thyself" type moment and I wish I had set it aside instead of pushing through. I don't regret reading it, but I wish I had spent my time on a book I knew I'd enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, and Vomit

bigkidbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse

katekreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

lilsneakybandit's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-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

2.5

I read this book at a friend’s request, expecting to hate it. The blurb on the back cover immediately signals that it’s going to be fatphobic. To my surprise, I ended up enjoying it. It’s definitely fatphobic, and the author clearly has no idea what a 250 pound person looks like (he describes her as unable to fit in desks or through car doors, which is ridiculous). However, it’s a really heartfelt view of mental health, and finding hope when life keeps pushing you down in horrible way. I grew to love the main character a lot more than I thought I would, especially given how much she bothered me at the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

asiriarmzl's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

bekkabumbles's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

hannah_gingersnap's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment