Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

17 reviews

radinkaj's review

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1.0


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aoodiobooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Abridged Audiobook 
Almost dropped it at the beginning but one of my favorite YouTuber Anda Kent recommended the book, so I pushed through. Glad I did! It wasn't as gory as American Psycho or Gone to See The River Man, but still shocking and graphic enough, so tread with caution. The abridged version was nice, it was short, gory and creepy. A fun read. If you're into extreme horror I think it's best dive in unprepared (The narrator caught a cold around 80% through, and recovered around 90% mark. Just a heads up!)

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entropyseeker's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I loved that there were no chapters in the book, because it really drove home the unending horror they were facing. The POV shifts were interesting and the suspense had me bowl through this. All the characters were so heavily unlikeable, which often made it hard to read, but
it made it easier to watch them die

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mrpetej's review

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

4.5


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ellers6's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0


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jellyjello's review

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

3.0

Called The Ruins but
they never get to the ruins
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Nothing happens and then all the characters die in the last 50 pages.

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tabookish's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0


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keiraonyxraven's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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ebihen3's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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redbee9's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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