Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

7 reviews

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

A well written book, you can definitely tell the author knows about creative writing.  I feel like the style of writing shifts with the mindset of the characters when looking at the past/present. 


One thing that is constantly lurking in the back of my mind, especially after reading Yellowface, is who gets to tell which stories. I do like that the author acknowledges who they spoke to and what experiences they have related to the topics of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Blood, Gore, Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide

antananarywa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape and Child death

helliepad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, War, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexism

hannah_solly17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Child death

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

sofiagloncakova's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Minor: Violence

rolerunner's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This grew on me a lot, and by the end I was SO invested in Afra and Nuri, even more so than their terrifying journey! Beware of all the content warnings, it's a very heavy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Child death, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

toomie_12's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I won't lie had to read the opening chapters 2x to understand fully what was going on but this is definitely a book I would recommend to everyone. The way it told the main characters story and how it is a story so many refugees also share made it so saddening. Be prepared!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking