Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

389 reviews

strawbrifieldsforever's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

the subject matter is taken seriously, written with skill, and serves a purpose in the story / to discuss aspects of post-war society.

allisonmarie1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

nonsense's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

ahanky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Genocide, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

hyphanym's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Personally loved it although I get the criticism that the parts not involving Nao were too jarringly mundane. I liked those parts a lot. This has been my favourite novel for a long time. It involves a lot of concepts I did not previously know about and it felt very relevant to teenage me, (being part Japanese in a different country nd all) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Suicide attempt

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and War

sadiesw_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

This book was exquisite. Also, the copy I got from the library had the most perfect page floppiness which made my reading experience that much better. 

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Content Warnings

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

anditsreal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Loved it. I was hoping for a different ending, but it would have been too simple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ana_bane's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

I listened to the author-narrated audio book of this title and loved it. I love Ruth Ozeki’s inventive stories and evocative writing . This is the second book of hers I’ve read; afew years ago I read The Book of Form and Emptiness which I couldn’t put down either. In both books she deals with meta concepts of reading and writing in creative ways. Her characters are fully fleshed, which is sometimes shockingly personal. I love the fact that crows are a motif in both, and I wonder if that continues in her other books as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

irismargaret's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt