Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

37 reviews

tomoonarmy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

injiofthebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

e_reader's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

After reading Heartstopper, I’m trying to get into Alice Oseman’s other books. But this one just didn’t hit as well. I think it was her very first novel that she wrote at like ~18, so it’s pretty impressive for that. 

I liked Tori, I found her very relatable. The mystery of Solitaire was interesting as well, and it made me happy to see her relationship develop with Michael. A pretty quick read, and worth it if you like Oseman’s other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

feliz_in_a_bucket's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

3.25

A nostalgic view on teen angst, that has a tendency to be a tad annoying in a weirdly cute way. The plot however is kind of lacking - especially towards the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Self harm, and Outing

Minor: Suicide and Medical content

avagrossman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Medical content

scoutty's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

aaround132's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

onesimplenote's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I honestly love this book. Tori and Michael feel so real, which can be difficult to find with YA books where many characters tend to feel very scripted and unrealistic. Overall, I think it represents high school without too many overused clichés.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt

malupastafrola's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

sensitive_queer's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail