Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

19 reviews

unboxedjack's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ncghammo's review against another edition

challenging funny sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Suicide

emmonsannae's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

4.0

This is a great companion novel to The Passenger—probably not as great of a standalone (which is fine, that isn’t its purpose). It was neat to get to know Alicia as a person on her own terms but man those terms are bleak. Definitely some extremely not-fun moments. I’d recommend this book but not to anyone with an intense fear of drowning. Or any of the other 18 content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Grief

meaglovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

knorkemann's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

gmjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Don’t think I would have enjoyed as much if I didn’t have a background in science

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mispaintedlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I first read  The Passenger and I definitely like Stella Maris more, however there are huge sections of the book I was not able to follow. Specifically when it got into the mathematic details. 

It was still an interesting take on looking at the meaning of life and philosophical thought from not your typical sources. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

pontmercy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Suicide

skitch41's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide