Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

53 reviews

christine_s's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

This was a uh unique concept. I did not like the characters. At all. Any of them. But it was an immersive read, that was quick. I think there was some character growth...but I did find it really hard to understand that main characters motives, but it is defintily a book that will product a visceral reaction in most people, I believe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

elena_ms's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jaderbugz's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

1.75

this book was crazy. at first, this seemed like a funny, crazy book. but as it went on, it was harder to like Lucy even a little bit.

she’s a shit friend to her suicidal friend Claire, drugged her sister’s dog so she can have the weirdest sex with a merman… there’s only so many things you can defend.

 

anyways… there are things i’ve read that i wish i never read. i’m glad my friend read it with me so we have shared trauma from this book together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

linda_ws's review

dark reflective medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

denacolada's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Excrement

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Afraid to say that this one was rough for me. I love and adore her so so much but this story didn’t do it for me. I’m so annoyed but she’s still fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kevinjwangler's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Self harm

emsapp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kingsamong's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm

roshma's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I downloaded this ebook because booktok was tagging this a fish/mermaid-sex. This book is so much more than that. This is not meant to be a light read. This books deals with depression, self harm, low self esteem, toxic relationships and addiction. The internal monologues of the protagonist is lengthy and talks in great depth on each of the subjects, a lot of self reflections and slowly breaking from harmful patterns. The conflict is presented naturally: and the climb is slow. Do not pick this book if are looking for smut 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt