Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

53 reviews

ramiel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Classism

kazli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

I've never felt so powerful reading a book before. I love the representation and the triangle is indeed the strongest shape ;)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment

hadeell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

a_tiny_crow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

If you liked Nausicca of the Wind, A Handmaid's Tale, The Giver, Gundam Wing, or Neon Genesis Evangelion, or just love awesome new voices in science fiction, read this book!

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

FUCK MY LIFE I NEED THE SEQUEL NOW PLEASE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

feverdreamhigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

OMG BRO HOLY SHIT THAT ENDING WAS FUCKING WILDDDDDD WTF - I fucking knewwww something wasn’t adding up but holy shittt

Ok so this is by far one of the best books I’ve probably ever read??! Like it’s crazy intense and needs a shit ton of trigger warnings but so gooddd - this and this fic I read recently single handedly dragged me out of my reading slump (esp when it comes to fantasy specially) that’s been going on all semester 
JUST SO GOODDD AHH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

goosegrimm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

Really direct and engaging, I very much liked the author's voice. They are very skilled at getting you inside of the heads of the characters. Well worth the read and I am excited to see how they develop. I am impressed that this is their first work of published fiction and yet they've managed to create such an engaging world. Highly recommend for fellow readers of Tasymin Muir's work and people who appreciate a dark story.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Be warned, this book is serious when talking about institutionalized misogyny and all of the ways it can be taken to its extremes. There is ALOT of death in this book. It is treated as seriously as death and violence should be. If you are sensitive to violence, especially gendered violence, please review the content warnings carefully before picking up this book.

crimtastic's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. The descriptions and world building were really engaging, drawing from Chinese mythology and some of our more modern concepts like giant mecha robots... such an interesting mash of an idea there. Add into the righteous rage of Zetian and it's just dynamite.

There are a handful of delightful tropes that appear, but my favorite is the love triangle that is not a love corner. It's refreshing to see a blossoming relationship that isn't immediately scalded with jealousy. It may be a bit unrealistic, but honestly, it fits the characters involved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Suicide attempt