Reviews

Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford

kiuo_hershey's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

kroberts25's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

3.5

maradf'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

leannaaker's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

misakii's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

morgan_mmr's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

somebodysnick's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

MC was a witty unreliable narrator, I suppose his stream of consciousness is meant to be as annoying to us, as it is to him until he reaches some epiphanies. 

astf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

twisted_rxses's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.5

I had high expectations, and all of them were crushed.
——spoilers ahead——


The story overall left me feel unsatisfied, a lot of plot holes. It seems like the interaction Jeff and rankin had is suppose to “help/aid” in Jeff’s character journey but it’s wasn’t even really properly touched on. It was oddly graphic and ambiguous as to if people would consider it assault, yet with all the details and importance it’s seemingly given, the author doesn’t do much with it. I also don’t like the use of sexual trauma as a character growth moment. It’s also not really written as someone who went through that experience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

sparkles97's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

It touched on some important themes , coming out and suicide