Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Cher connard by Virginie Despentes

5 reviews

natalieba's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-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

A success for me but just barely. I was captured by the title and premise when perusing a bookstore but the actual read felt a bit overworked. In the end I get what the author was trying to do but it felt like a lot of the same on the way to getting there. I know that many of the topics she was tackling (drug abuse/recovery, primarily) are like that - one step forward two steps back - and when you have two (occasionally three) characters moving towards growth that can happen a lot. As a sympathetic reader, I was easily swayed by the “arguments” (writings) of each person, so that was exhausting as well. Overall, I appreciate what the author was taking on but it wasn’t an enjoyable read for me (not to mention, I was ready to move on from shielding the title in front of my children and general audiences 🤣). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

themeanfrench's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

solshineytb's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

loved this book, it's nothing like I have ever read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Manchmal reibe ich mich an den Gedanken dieser Autorin, aber das gerade mag ich auch an ihr. Und dann sind da Sätze, die so richtig rein knallen, wofür ich sie liebe. Anfangs dachte ich, wie öde, ein Email-Roman, aber dann hat es mich doch gepackt. Großes Kino.

I don’t agree with everything Despentes has to say, neither in her fiction nor in her nonfiction, but that’s also something I like about this author. She doesn’t make it too easy for you. But then there are sentences that really punch you in the face, thoughts that make me wanna jump up and shout: Yes! At the beginning of this book I thought, how boring, a novel in emails, but then it grabbed me. It can hurt, it can make you feel uncomfortable, but it’s great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

whatson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and War