Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

103 reviews

vkathryn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

awkwardthumbs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This first entry of the Southern Reach series is sometimes nebulous and hard to grasp, as many strange beginnings are. You must be comfortable not knowing or learning everything, just like the main character. You share an experience with her in that way, and you never feel alone despite the world remaining foreign, ominous, and enticing. 
I was left with a feeling of loss at the end, like I had left some fear and wonder behind in the various locations of Area X. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lycanthropvnk's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

lostgwennel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Don’t read the introduction in this edition! It gave away some major plot points that I would have liked to discover on my own!!

This was dark and feverish and there were some moments of realisation where I felt chills along my spine. It’s a lot to process. It’s been said before but this and Scavengers Reign (animated show) have a lot of complementary themes and character beats, so if you like one, you’ll love the other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Violence

picnicatthehangingtree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A mysterious, weird, surreal read that leaves you wondering in the best way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol

This is a very mysterious book where things are not always what they same, and the reader and narrator isn’t sure what is going on. Some things (e.g. psychosis, suicide, institutional gaslighting) could simply be that, or there could be other explanations for it.

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Suicide attempt

john_quixote's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

2nd read through, I enjoyed it as much as the first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide

moraina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm a bit surprised by the lower ratings on this one! While not a perfect book, the mysteries and existential dread presented in the start of this series are immediately engaging and had me hooked. I think the main area that could have used improvement was the characters themselves - I understood that the point of the mission in Area X is to not know much about the characters, but since we don't establish much of a relationship with them, some of the events of the book pack less punch. VanderMeer also uses a bit of an unlikable and, at times, unreliable narrator despite hercommitment to science. Overall, I found Annihilation to be a great, quick read for sci-fi and horror fans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

honeybones's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Self harm, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mklmy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer