Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

43 reviews

mallaidhsomo's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

2.0

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Lauren Oliver has never been bullied. Not really. I get what she was trying to do, but I felt very little sympathy for Sam and her friends. They TORTURED people for years with zero remorse in order to feel better about themselves. There was no character growth, not really. Sam didn't learn anything. Neither did Lindsey. Lindsey will go on being a horrible person that treats other people like garbage, and Juliet will still have all of her problems. Sam didn't do anything to change anything. 

I'm so angry at this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Suicide

lilo000's review against another edition

emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really shouldn't have read this as a not young adult. Very teen. I had higher expectations considering how popular this book was. I do think it got better toward the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emmhardt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

cann0719's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, and Suicide

crystalmethany's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit

bsoviedo's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

clmoore's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Bullying

ahopper7's review against another edition

I think I’m just too old for this book’s demographic. I loved the movie, but I couldn’t get past the main character’s flaws or that icky scene with her teacher. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

sorrel29's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Suicide

yasharulz1010's review against another edition

 The characters were mean popular girls and I didn't like them at all. Also, they used a homophobic slur so I stopped reading. The premise was cool, but the execution was poor. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Homophobia