Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard by Beth May

7 reviews

chainsaw_loz's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

adrienanthony's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Love Beth May’s work. 
Her poetry is gorgeous and catches my attention and holds it more than most poetry i’ve read. She has an excellent mix of crude relatability and devastating vulnerability throughout and it somehow keeps catching me off guard in either direction every time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tsked_off's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Poetry is simply not my forte. I find it hard to focus on and understand what the author is saying. However, this mixed media style stuck out to me and held my attention quite well. A few poems from the collection really hit me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

shanzy12's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Self harm, Car accident, and Alcohol

acherry913's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I know Beth May as a hilarious podcaster, but while reading this book I saw a completely different side to her. It was so interesting to hear May in a different forum, sharing thoughts that do not necessarily need to be funny but interweaving her humor as she pleases. Her poems were poignant, impactful, heartfelt, and diverse. I can't wait to read more from her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

go2hellstephanie's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

Wow. Just, wow. I'm not normally a poetry person, but the way this collection made me feel is truly indescribable.

May captures intense feelings and experiences and presents them to make you feel those some intense feelings. There were several times I had to pause and step way in order to collect myself. She evokes real feelings in an uncomplicated way.

May has helped me in my growing appreciation for poetry. I hope she writes more, and I will be watching her readings online! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts