Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

72 reviews

cheesentoast's review against another edition

The main character is so desperate and hard to read that it’s hard to get through this book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

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

carolinekiiing's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

Certainly odd, yet fun? It’s refreshing to read something that is unafraid to stray from reality-grounded fiction popular right now. But it can drag at parts and get stuck in its own lofty rafters of trying to make a commentary on love, lust and death. No matter what assumption you go into this book with, it is nothing like that. Also, if you’re not ready for an unlikeable female protag, unpack that before reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

favourokunbor's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

'if i died for him it was kinda like him not texting me back on a cosmic level' 

stretch that sentence over 300 pages but make it really gross and really sexually explicit and you'd have the whole book in a nutshell. it's about love, death, nothingness, suicide, obsession, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide

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

pvid's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

sarahnh's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I liked the ending but did not enjoy the book overall. If you would enjoy 200 pages of suicidal thoughts then you would enjoy this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Suicide

maddielza's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

heartsforever22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

alex_wordweaver's review against another edition

sad tense fast-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

2.0

I didn't really enjoy this book at all. I first picked it up because I found it on a list of queer books. It definitely had some queer undertones, but the MC Lucy's voice/internal monologue and her actions to deal with her problems just grated on me so much. I think the only person (creature?) I kind of liked was Theo the merman and Dominic the dog. Dominic also deserved better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship