Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

13 reviews

keppers_jax's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

marleennieke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism

bociti's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book soo much. I can't enough words to describe this lovely story about a bookworm man 🥲 I'll be reread it as much as I can until the pages fade 🥹

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

kaitlyncookies's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.5

A cozy book that feels written especially for book lovers. The pacing is great (if anything perhaps it is too fast at times) and the characters are very loveable. Zevin takes what sounds like a cheesy plot and transforms it into something genuine and unique. 3.5/5 ⭐️ because I didn’t love the ending and a couple of the minor plot points. Regardless I always found myself reaching for this and finished it quickly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

evreardon's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This was a slow meandering type of book. Nothing crazy happened. Just a slice of life novel but it felt cozy and welcoming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

chriswbennett's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

seforana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Dementia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

ju_harue's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted sad 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? Yes

5.0

 Que leitura incrível! Eu sabia pouca coisa antes de ler, e que bom que foi assim, pois cada momento de descoberta, trazia aquele sentimento de “não acredito!”. A autora escreve maravilhosamente bem. 

O que, em teoria, poderia ser uma história bem clichê e previsível, foi na verdade, cheia de plot muito bem amarrados. Uma grande homenagem ao universo literário. 

É incrível o que Zevin faz em apenas 186 páginas. Ao mesmo tempo, é profundo mas também é rápido, mas nunca superficial. O tempo nesse livro, foi um ponto alto, a forma como é descrito, me pegou. Os personagens são cativantes, peculiares e extremamente bem construídos. 

Se estiver em dúvida, a respeito de ler ou não, meu conselho é se jogar sem medo na leitura. Amei demais e mal posso esperar para ler outras obras da autora. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Cancer, Car accident, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

hkburke2's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

3.75

"speaks to the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives"

After reading the first page of this book I was gifted I realized I'd read it before (with the other cover, which is cutely depicted on the cover of this new edition). Apparently I thought it deserved 3 stars the first time (to review written), but I'm not sure if I was stingier with stars or didn't like it as well. 

This time around I enjoyed the writing, sense of humor, and cozy, fast pace. I also probably took more issue with the adoption plotline, which was handled too casually for me in this reading with my current understanding of the process/trauma. It does fit with the vibe of the book but that makes it feel kind of like a device instead of an exploration of how it would impact the people involved. I expect some readers will love it for that, but it rubbed me the wrong way here (probably the same way some reviewers have left negative comments about the medical content/errors, which wasn't as problematic for me right now). 

Always, quick read, lots of jabs at emotional content, pretty surface level and cozy though if that's what you're up for!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Vomit, Car accident, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fatphobia