Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

17 reviews

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Slavery

starduststyx's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

ill come back to fill this in soon enough. Fantastic read. There's much I need to speculate on.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

sproutedpages's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

karcitis's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and War

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

morimyths's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Incest and Suicidal thoughts

Incest warning is just in case, for the ambiguity of certain relationships.

poirot's review against another edition

reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War