Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

149 reviews

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

I found it Strange, sad, interesting.

The movie was more haunting. The book seemed more dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Blood, and Death

sar4h_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Perfectly portrays the ups and downs of girlhood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

laurahartfield's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Suicide attempt, Ableism, and Racial slurs

maria_k2000's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Suicide

livilu_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicide

tara_k13's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

wormgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide, Sexual content, Child death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, and Confinement

ksmith_23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Child death

meowcoric's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual harassment

phantomgecko's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought this book was well written and interesting. But I also didn't love it. 

The question of why these girls killed themselves seems kinda straightforward? They were confined to a house that was actively decaying around them with severely mentally ill parents.

That wasn't really the point though.

The book was a fascinating view into the perspective of boys that idolize and idealize teenage girls.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Stalking