Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

341 reviews

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent

taylorthebookwitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was my first John Green book in a while and I am surprised at how much I enjoyed it throughout. It’s probably not a good thing, per se, but I really related to Aza. I find myself in the spiral often, and the scenes where she’s describing her mental states are not dissimilar to how I feel a lot of the time, though she had a fair larger sprinkling of depersonalization than I do. I also really liked the mystery aspect to this one, and it reminded me of one of my favorite John Green books- Looking For Alaska. I would definitely recommend it to john green fans who might have jumped ship for a while and are looking to reignite their John Green obsession. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Self harm

kosmos42o's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Dysphoria, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit and Body horror

maryfranvs's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Self harm

Minor: Vomit

petrichorandcoffee's review

challenging reflective

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

3.0

An honest, compelling representation of OCD in a way I've never read before - very hard to read (emotionally) and very well done. A lot of the dialogue and romance between Davis and Aza is, for lack of a better word, cringey (it feels like it is trying way too hard to be "deep"). Some great one-liners. The crux of the plot (the missing person's case) has some serious holes. Some interesting commentary on the different layers of wealth and privilege - not revolutionary or anything, but interesting. Overdone a little when it comes to the mother/daughter conversations about Davis. I like how it showed how challenging it can be to love someone who struggles with Aza's form of OCD, and also how it isn't Aza's fault.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Blood

avidales's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Classism, and Car accident

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Medical content

khradil's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Medical content, and Mental illness

cottage_kaare's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Main characters suffers from Anxiety, whoch only gets worse throughout the book, untill she selfharms

hkantola11's review

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

rafacolog's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Mental illness