Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich

35 reviews

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

“That’s what happens when people leave, I think. When they’re gone, you don’t have to be reminded of all the bad things. They can just stay the way you want them forever. Perfect.”

This book was everything I expected and more. As someone who was a complete nobody in high school I related so much to both Evan and Connor. I understood why Evan did what he did. Because already being at the bottom of the food chain you don’t really want to feed more fuel for the bullies to use against you. I knew from seeing the trailer to the movie I needed to read the book and I knew I was going to cry and be slightly trigger from my rough high school days. I can’t wait to see how well the movie does at remaking this amazing book! 

TW: Bullying. Suicide. Attempt Suicide. Drugs. Alcohol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

g4bs's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.5

it was a good book, it may be fast-paced for me since i already knew the plot from a couple videos, (and the musical shhh) but it was a great read. i was forced to read it within 3 days too, so that may be why. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

emilyrose23's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Toxic relationship and Stalking

fairy_internet's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm

unreadbass's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

sofiajearally's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.0

I'm biased because I've been obsessed with the broadway soundtrack for two years and was dying to see the musical (thanks Covid :))) : I'm giving the book three stars but I probably would have rated it lower if it had been my first introduction to the story. I was super disappointed.
I found the writing dry and, without Ben Platt's voice, Evan was not endearing to me at all. My favorite parts ended up being Connor's points of view. However, the end of the epilogue was gorgeous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

stephpotter's review against another edition

funny sad

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book just enhances, confirms, and fulfills all the things I got from the musical. Eg. Connor being gay makes so much sense I cant believe Miguel wasn't in the musical!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Minor: Drug use

jstarshine16's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Addiction, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Stalking

jmarinaro's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use