Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

110 reviews

luwa963's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Interesting story of a woman finally waking up to the limitations of (her) womanhood, and trying, clumsily, to push against them. Whether or not she succeeds is up to the individual reader I think. 

The book is FULL of racist anti-Black slurs which kept jarring me out of the narrative. 

Also I don't know if it's the story or the edition I read, but there seemed to be weird jumps in the narrative and things that weren't explained at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity

joyaperi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

williamgideon's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

allisonmenck's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

notjay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

this book was so hard to get through that i had to spoil myself jus for motivation, but i didn’t hate it. 

i support women’s rights AND women’s wrongs

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

kimib79's review against another edition

emotional 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

The writing is good, however, the tone, subject, and main character are all hideous. 
She needed antidepressants before they existed. The doctor tried to help, but she decided to go swimming instead.


Spoiler:










Offing oneself because you don't get your own way is not brave, poignant, or daring.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

2.5

So I guess going to the seaside to recover from illness was not always successful... or maybe that was just in this case

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Sexism

miranda_444's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

sleepylit's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide