Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

4 reviews

jmdressel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

easily one of the best books i’ve ever read. an incredible story of a young immigrant girl who finds her way into the lives of an unassuming and grief-stricken family. 

heart-warming. tragic. beautiful. complex. inspiring. emotional. silly. 

everyone who is able should read this book (note content warnings)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Genocide

dekkerrr's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

1.5

NOT a fan. The entire second half of the book felt so rushed, and the way the characters were written rendered them entirely unbelievable. The conversation trying to be had is important, but I was utterly disappointed by this author’s attempt to have it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

synnove_s's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• 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

2.25

White Saviourism. White Fragility. White man writing 
the marketing of the book tricked me into thinking I was about to read a heart warming story.  This is not heartwarming.  it is gut wrenching. I would read a story about the refugee crisis, I would read the story of the hardships of a young Nigerian woman thrown into a detention center. I would read about her unlikely connection to a white British woman. However, I felt something was off reading it all from a white male voice. The end was ambiguous. The author could have written an article about the issues instead of a book, or he could have written it with male voice not a young black girl or a rich white woman. ugh 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent