Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

111 reviews

taydayismyday's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was not at all what I expected,  but was beautiful and sad. I’m not one who can enjoy a really sad book as it will stay with me forever. This was the perfect amount of sad and emotion. I shed a tear but am not left with this awful sadness. It’s beautifully written and a story I kept reading and guessing and finding myself to be wrong. The touch of true crime in this story is enthralling. 


There are some mentions of domestic violence, suicide, and nudity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

h_oflanagan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

Very well written, hard to read for the content. Similar to other books by this author, plot isn't as interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

hannahnahb's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse and Transphobia

bhaunty's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!

A beautiful insight into a trans woman’s experience and life while also dealing with the mystery of her death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

a_marie444's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

notsocal's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

alisonswing's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

fuzzy_fairy's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

bree317's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

cocoanut7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

Heavy read. I’m glad I got the exposure even if some of the writing choices I didnt like. The twist just super floored me. It was excellently done. That being said,

it drove me crazy that Asher was a suspect because his fingerprints were in her room. No, duh. And then there’s all the talk of manslaughter vs murder but when best friend reveals she was involved everyone’s like “meh. Oh well.” Really did not like that. It was too unbelievable and ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Abortion