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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

118 reviews

bbooklight's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

2.0

unlikeable character actions taken in between scrapbooked quotes, musings, and perspectives on life. 
saw too much of myself and my life in it that i got mad at it. read anthropocene reviewed instead for something similar but 100x less dour. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Self harm, Addiction, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

allisonbraun's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death and Death of parent

helloimsam's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Super reflective about dealing with anxiety. Very interesting plot outside of protag’s mental health issues

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

hinkleh's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

nmoji's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, Classism, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Chronic illness and Alcoholism

sierrabowers's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought that Ava’s experience with OCD related to my own in a scary-realistic way. But it also gave me a unique perspective into the weird intrusive thoughts and rituals that I do as well. I also liked that they made her mental health journey ongoing and not “cured” at the end of the book, because for a lot of people, mental health is a lifelong battle that sometimes has no end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

kelly_e's review

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

3.25

Title: Turtles All the Way Down
Author: John Green
Genre: Contemporary YA
Rating: 3.25
Pub Date: October 10 2017

T H R E E • W O R D S

Emotional • Genuine • Quick

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Swayed by her best friend, Daisy, Aza decides to embark on a search for a missing millionaire, in order to reap the benefits of the reward being offered for information relating to his disappearance. In the process, Aza reconnects with an old friend. But one thing keeps getting in the way: Aza's anxiety and obtrusive thoughts.

💭 T H O U G H T S

This is a hard one to review because I absolutely loved certain aspects, but other parts had me rolling my eyes. It tandem read the audio with a physical copy, and I'd say it's a typical, quick YA story with lots of good quotes.

What I liked:
• the realness of Aza's character
• Aza's supportive mother
• the mental health representation
• a strong friendship
• so many quotes

What I didn't like:
• the focus on the reward
• the side story of Davis and Noah's missing father
• how it felt like two separate stories
• what felt like an unfinished ending

I'll finish by saying I am learning YA is never going to be what I need/want it to be. Turtles All the Way Down is worth the read for it's mental health representation alone, but I do suggest going in without expectations.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• John Green fans
• contemporary YA readers
• mental health advocates

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"Every loss is unprecedented. You can't ever know someone else's hurt, not really - just like touching someone else's body isn't the same as having someone else's body."

"You'd think solving mysteries would bring you closure, that closing the loop would comfort and quiet your mind. But it never does. The truth always disappoints." 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Car accident, and Grief

Minor: Medical content

strained family relationships

jenna_justi2004's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Drug use, and Eating disorder

eviereadsallthetime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

rosegoes3's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book is heavy, especially for someone like me who also is mentally ill, it was hard sometimes not to spiral as Aza spirals. 

I love John Green’s prose and his understanding of the human condition. Well done. 

Daisy sucks. Some of the characters felt very flat and the use of setting was sometimes odd but the dialogue and internal conflict make up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Body horror, and Car accident