Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Gorzki smak jej wielkiej radości by Tahereh Mafi

23 reviews

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

i still don’t know entirely what to make of this book, but it was certainly enlightening

thoughts while reading

p33: well i thought that but wasn’t 100% sure

p51: look i know it’s a bit weird when your friend is crushing on your sibling, but that is an overkill reaction

p71: maybe shadi was conducting herself with more maturity than shayda and that’s why the doctor assumed she was the oldest

p190: yeah you might as well have

p229: ali better not still be in zahra’s bathroom

quotes

p33:

There's no such thing as an Islamic terrorist.
It was morally impossible—philosophically impossible—to be Muslim and a terrorist at the same time. There was nothing in Islam that condoned the taking of innocent lives.
And yet there it was, every day, every day, the conflation:
Muslim terrorist. Islamic terrorist.

p136:

I had a thousand human needs that needed tending to and I felt paralyzed by the weight of those needs…
…worrying that I perhaps I wasn't eating enough or sleeping enough…
…my heart and mind were so full these days they were stretching at the seams…

p190:

I realized, as I cried myself to sleep that night, that I might've hurt him less had I simply driven a stake through his heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Death and Xenophobia

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed this, but I think that to much was happening and none of it get wrapped up or flushed out. I appreciate the topics discussed in this, all of them being hard and difficult conversations, but half of them weren’t even concluded. This also just felt off to me? I’m not Muslim so I can’t speak on the 
Representation And the some of the  topics discussed, but it just didn’t seem All that well done to me. I know the author is Muslim so maybe that’s her experience, but read reviews from Muslim readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

wrinnola's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

rendireads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

Beautifully written but I almost DNFed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Terminal illness and Xenophobia

ambi_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

audreyyu213's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This is an amazingly and beautifully written novel! The story circles around a young Muslim girl figuring herself out while also navigating rising tensions in her social and familial life. 
Some notes:
   - 1st Person POV
   - melancholic, deep read; opens you up
   - writing is absolutely captivating and leaves a raw and bittersweet feeling
   - the wording, phrases, and descriptions are insane like they are so vivid; had to pause to just process them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Misogyny

romie_chat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

I listened to the audiobook in one sitting, which was both a brilliant and horrible idea, as I now have too many emotions fighting inside of me and the urge to stop everything I'm doing and cry:) Tahereh Mafi will never let me live in peace, I must know pain and suffering

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Islamophobia, and Suicide attempt

kellyeweber's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Islamophobia

bookcaptivated'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Self harm

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

criticalbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment