Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

6 reviews

thebookwormbee's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book took a perfect turn from edge of your seat thriller, to somber reflection on mental illness. I believe that Hannah is the perfect character because she is imperfect, and therefore human. It was so beautifully tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

modernhobbitvibes's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

1.0

Was going to be a two-star rating until the ending, which I hated enough to drop it down a full star. Good writing and I was engaged enough to see where it was going, but the mental health rep felt...not great. Granted, I don't have psychosis, but it felt icky to me, personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

ktreml06's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall I enjoyed the story— think “Girl Interrupted” but with a diary component as you get to be inside the main character’s mind. The writing was very eloquent with incredible imagery and all kinds of sensory description without being difficult to read or too lengthy. 

I do wish there was more suspense/thrill throughout the book, as it felt pretty static with no real unexpected plot twist that shocked me. 

Disclaimer: This was my first audiobook, and I think that affected some of the lackluster feelings on my end at the narrator was pretty monotone. But, I tried to keep my review as focused on the story itself rather than my audiobook as I could. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Gaslighting

ellaandcoffee's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Gaslighting

eatwritereadrepeat's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Vomit

Minor: Suicide attempt

booksofautumn's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail