Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

36 reviews

em815ily's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Addiction, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gore, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Body horror, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

dariarp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Body horror, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, and Blood

woweewhoa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! I'm personally a big fan of stories about terrible people constantly stumbling against one another, and that what this book is. Irina is a complicated person, but she is also an Awful person and the first chapter of this book does a very very good job at situating it and making it clear. It is a very uncomfortable read though, and I would definitely take a look at the content warnings before picking this book up. 

Also, and this might be a bit pejorative but I genuinely think it's well executed and a very good take on the ideas and how their adapted to suit this story, but it's like if the movie American Psycho was about a lower middle class English queer woman kink artist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death and Antisemitism

majakrmer's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

elenaj15's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Where to even start with this. The writing style fluctuated so much during this book, it seemed more like the author’s stream of consciousness than anything else. I think my biggest problem with this book was that there was no plot at all, no cohesive writing style and voice from the author, and nothing connected. It seems that the idea was there but it could not be executed by the author. 

I really didn’t enjoy how much the main character focused on food, her eating disorder, and not eating when this was in no way related to the plot. It might have shaped the character but this was all she talked about, there wasn’t much else to Irina. 

The contact sexual assault and rape in this book were trying to be nuanced but just fell so flat for me. It seemed like the author was just writing off these things as “it happens” and nothing comes of it when a victim speaks out. 

Overall, there’s more to say but I would not recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lilymaret's review against another edition

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

3.0

Read very quickly. Very disturbing and at times hard to read. I liked the ending. Not something I would necessarily recommend but I think that's mainly because I didn't think the writing was particularly good, even though the plot was somewhat entertaining. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Murder, Body shaming, Death, Blood, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

lilyadams's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

lovegriefandgender's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is, and I do not say this lightly, the single most terrifying book I've ever read — if only because I caught myself mid-laugh gasping in horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gore, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Addiction, Animal death, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Vomit

hrserrano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

melodranna's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

4.0

It's like Fleabag if she was having a psychotic episode

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Toxic relationship