Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

19 reviews

raereads23's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

hiraeth_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

celery09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It was heartbreaking and real. The writing was very well done and it allowed for emotion, love, hope to mix in with the terror and trauma that Salama experiences. There are only a few things I would change, but it was a very good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cthulhussy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-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? Complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

julianh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hobbithopeful's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

sydapel's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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? Complicated

5.0

If you read any YA book this year, let it be this one (A million blessings to that one person on TikTok who recommended this - sometimes the algorithm is good). For girls who hyper fixated on the Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, I am about to ruin your year. This is such an unflinchingly earnest book - from how it describes the realities of teenagers living under siege in Syria, the constant threat of death or worse and the inexorable remainder of hope and love and patriotism in spite of everything. I, like many white Americans, have not thought about Syria and its losses perhaps ever and this book singlehandedly changed that. Please read it, I promise you, despite the tears and the ache it leaves, you will thank me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

This fascinating story is about a young woman trying to survive in Syria.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail