Reviews tagging 'Death'

Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford

48 reviews

beaaaisshyyy2008's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Abandonment

eloise648's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense 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: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

aumi7055's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

ifwyshay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

3.5

this book made me laugh and sad. a good mix of corny and it was so easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Outing, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

cameron_likes_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Child death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

petethecatsdad's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Alcohol

i_love_b00ks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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: Suicide attempt and Death

Minor: Homophobia

sky_lar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I think this book was good at not draggin  the plot,there were some funny points in the book but at the same time the way sexual assault is seen in the book isn't okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

k0nnie's review against another edition

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

1.0

would not recommend.

while suicide notes does a decent job at getting inside the head of a struggling teenager who is admitted to an inpatient hospital after a suicide attempt, there are many noteworthy issues that need to be addressed. as someone who is a mental health professional & works with children/teens who are inpatient, it's very easy to spot the (many many MANY) inaccuracies in the mental health treatment described in the book, as well as the (again, many many MANY) inaccuracies regarding the inpatient facility in which the characters reside. i had multiple problems with this book & the the way the mental health treatment was handled; one problem being the death of a certain character who is also at the facility. however, the rating most definitely dropped due to the multiple overlooked and unacknowledged sexual assault scenes that happened between the main character and another patient in the clinic. these scenes were repetitive, completely non consensual, and unfortunately also used as a device for character growth & queer self-acceptance. the way all of these scenes were overlooked with absolutely no acknowledgment to the fact that they were assault is inexcusable. 

books focused on mental health especially books geared towards middle aged & young adults, are so SO beyond important for kids to have access to, however books such as this have the potential to be incredibly dangerous for young and impressionable readers. 

if you're searching for a book focused on a queer character or mental health,  i would not recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Rape, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, and Sexual assault

cadriley's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.5

it’s hard to explain this book is good and it keep you entertained but it’s also kind of boring at the same time. the whole time is mainly focused on the relationships between the two main characters for the one to eventually die 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicidal thoughts