Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Solitaire

enjoyed but i definitely get where people are coming from when they say it's the worst oseman book. first of all i only sort of teared up once. all jokes aside i really like the way it portrayed how tori was "paralysed and spiralling at the same time" (words taken from the little interview at the end). i can always feel the emotions seeping out of the pages in alice oseman's books

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kvothe's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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sacculent's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first half was a little slow, but when the panic after a certain event sets in it is palpable in a way that affected my life. I read it in a day. This is not a feel good story. This is a story that reminds me of 2020-2022, and the numbness that came with depression. It is a painful, emotional read, that did not make me cry mostly because it sent me back to a time when I couldn’t. All this to say, it made me feel. Which is what i want out of a book these days. I only hope i’ll sleep through this painful reminder and find tomorrow to be enjoyable. Im playing dnd tomorrow.

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mbrogs2024's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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nemcphile's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

i finished this so quickly holy shit

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saturnsaz's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Tori is so real. Brb crying.

I love the writing. I love when it's consciousness streaming and it's just like you really get into the head of a character. I was a little shocked at how the story took a turn at the end(literally so unexpected)

I thought Tori was ace so when they kissed I was a little confused. Maybe it was just all that build up?

but I think it needs some reflection. I really liked the build up of the friendship.

I've read a little bit of heartstopper and watched the show. Tori felt a bit more real because of the fact that I've seen their house and the actress who plays her.

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ravenn15's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was not expecting the second half atall the way it escalated was crazy

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lilnoosh's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
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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