Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

9 reviews

evawhite's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

kaylaannsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

alyaknedgo's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Interesting concept; however I think this would have made a more compelling short story than novel, as it was quite circular and long winded at times. Although I didn't particularly love the book, I do always enjoy Alice Sebold's writing. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Dementia

Moderate: Ableism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Body shaming

itsmekelly00's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Emotional abuse

cancancan's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Excrement, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder

anmiko's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was dark, slow-moving, and unsatisfying. There really wasn’t a character that I liked nor even one decision that I liked. I didn’t root for the main character as an anti-hero, I simply wanted to see if she’d suffer consequences. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

alw1030's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

jfiset's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness

brittanymlee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I wanted so badly to like this book but I essentially had to force my way through it. A dark but interesting concept muddied by an untrustworthy storyteller and irrelevant stories & things happening

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide