Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

31 reviews

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

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

lauraxxpaige's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

allie_schick's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Drug use

abbeyroad1410's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

I first read this book in my sad girl, obsessed with death phase (at age 15, obviously, the time you would expect). It's a book that (despite giving it 4 stars), I have re-read several times because the last chapter always manages to make me tear up. 
I'm not going to lie, Sam is one of those girls in high school that everyone would have HATED because they were too popular and banded together with a pretty bully. That's also the whole point though. Additionally, the groundhog day concept is not unique, but the way this book does it is so well done and is meant to teach lessons to young adults. 
The chapters are really long because each one is a full day, but they have subsections which I find really helpful in breaking up the chapters so that readers aren't too flighty (even with them, sometimes my attention span is limited). I do think that having the chapters be this long makes sense for the content choice. 
Basically, I still really like this novel, though I think being so distant in age from the characters shifts my perspective from what should I get from this novel to what should people in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder

saramcaps's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Bullying, and Car accident

allisonbrooke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol