Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

119 reviews

ailin2's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I devoured this book. It was so easy to read, and you get such a great idea about the main characters flaws and what's going on inside her head. I liked the almost vignette style and the flash backs within them had a flow that worked for me (but I could see why it might not work for everyone). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Murder, and Alcohol

zoekyriacou's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Really heartwarming and funny and sadly relatable. Well written and compelling story and narrator. Maybe it wrapped up a bit too quickly at the end?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Transphobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

nicolinebl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Beautifully poignant and sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

radh's review

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I read this one based on some recommendations that it was a good book to read when in a depression and that it was uplifting in a neutral way. Yet I just found it disheartening. I didn't care about the main character Gilda at all and while I appreciate the author's dive into sexuality and mental health, it just didn't do it for me. I also really disliked that in the author Q&A section at the end, the author says that all/most anxiety and depression is caused by fear of death. That is not true and very different from my experience with the two. 
I also thought she should have developed the various storylines introduced regarding Eli (main character's brother) as he was by far the most interesting character yet we just kept getting random tidbits of a storyline but none were actually explored well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mycarefulcardinal's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

mandareads222's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing

stories's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Heartbreaking. Narrator is deeply, deeply anxious and perfectly captured. 

Also part-get-your-life together, part-murder-mystery. And life’s a struggle for everyone. Plenty of sympathetic characters from various walks of life. 

Quietly hopeful ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jewellelizabeth's review

dark sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

tanukino's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

This book was a roller coaster for me, and I'll admit the main character is entirely unlikeable (I know she is a caricature!! She actually reminds me of June in Yellowface in this regard). Nonetheless, her plight is very relatable and Austin tells the story of a very troubled girl with wit, symbolism, and hope. Ultimately, I found the book's message by the end to be truly really hopeful, and that's something that I wasn't entirely expecting. All in all, a fast read that inspired at least a touch of introspection -- something that I'm grateful for. Glad I read it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia

smilingzombiess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

As someone who struggles with the same things Gilda does, I found this book oddly comforting. Not only that, but it never failed to keep me in suspense! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Stalking, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship