Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

6 reviews

artdec0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

CONTAIN SPOILER To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

note: i’m only 3% in reading To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

i HATEE how Fractal Noise ended bc I fell in love with Alex and the whole group premise was i believe a very realistic one if something similar would happen. the fact that we don’t get to see Alex’s progress after the whole thing and the chemist guy (i don’t remember his name) if he got his leg healed and could walk in the two days long park or not 😭 AND I expected to find the answer in the 907 pgs book but to find out that discovery hole of Talos VII happened 20+ years ago 😂💥🔫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

marirene's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This strongly feels like the Pit and the Pendulum in space. The tension and dread and inexorable inevitability was so very well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Self harm

boglord's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, and Excrement

eliaa's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

really loved this, only marked down bc of the dead wife backstory fridging and bc I don’t rly like how it ended, but really strong over all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug use

actuallyahorsereads's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

1.0

Is Christopher Paolini okay?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

that_boi_eliza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence and Vomit