Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

343 reviews

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

drawahardline's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

didn't expect it to be perfect, but I think it was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Self harm, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

mhammond's review

emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit

neko_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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

4.0

“You think you’re the painter, but really you’re the canvas” i knew i loved this book from the second I read this quote. On the second page.

I loved the way that this book portrayed mental health and the intricacies of spiralling in an endlessly tightening space, and the focus that it placed on its importance

I also absolutely fell in love with the little bits of romance scattered through the book “who cares if she can kiss? She can see through the clouds.”

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

saracino's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief

deluna's review

dark hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Body horror

wynrii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

I liked it and have nothing to complain about except for that I felt as if there was something missing throughout the entire story. 

Although, Out of all the coming of age contemporary teen books I have read, this one is my least favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

gvstyris's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident and Self harm

bookishmillennial's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

This review is going to be short and sweet, which is wild because I usually do not stfu! Anyway, my mind is in a million places today but I do want to say that if you haven't read a John Green book yet, take this as your sign to do so! He is probably one of three cishet white men that I will read anything by him lol. The way he wrote the mental health representation here was beautiful, and I teared up a few times reading this. His writing and his characters are tender, flawed (as humans are), authentic, hopeful, and comforting. His writing is an example of young adult main characters getting their due and being portrayed in a respectful and compassionate way! 

see content warnings listed below and take care while reading! <3 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident