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Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich

86 reviews

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

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

littlefreckles's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

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

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

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

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

Dear Evan Hansen is a phenomenally sad story.  DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU ENJOY CRYING! As a fan of the musical the book was an excellent addition to my love of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

raebug's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

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

laineydunne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

faizoo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emilymay18's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

sierra_rose23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I read this book awhile back after being obsessed with the musical and at the time I absolutely loved it. I still do. Knowing about the musical itself made the book even better, for I got to understand all of the characters back stories, but that being said, I don’t think you really need to know about the musical before reading this read. (Though if you do read this, listen to the soundtrack, it makes everything better). I’m a huge mental health advocate, and this book was one of those reads that’s filled with all kinds of mental health problems which I’m sucker for when it comes to learning about and educating. I believe that the authors (multiple) did a great job at describing some of these thoughts that are showcased. That being said, after reading other more big level books I started realizing how little the writing was. It was more basic level, so if you were wanting bigger level big words and metaphors, this might not be the book for you. (Though it does have a few good big sentences that really resonated with me). 
Overall I still love this book today and think it was a great read and great storyline and really told a good story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

I read this book such a long time ago, so if got my content warning tags wrong I apologize.