Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Solitaire

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Solitaire by Alice Oseman

712 reviews

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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crufts's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

Summary: Well-written angst, like a modern take on The Catcher in the Rye .

The author's debut novel. Follows the life of a highschool student who starts to notice strange occurrences around the school.

Pros:

Tagline on the cover is actually true ("This is not a love story...")
Accurate depiction of mental illness
Solidly carries an overall story arc with significant character development
Pleasing writing style that adapts to changes in the characters' moods
Interestingly subverts some LGBT tropes

Cons:

Unrealistic hacking as a major plot device

Overall: Definitely a good read, I enjoyed it! It reminded me of The Catcher In the Rye, only set in ~2015. It's like if someone's personal Tumblr blog was a book, only much better than that sounds.

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tazzyreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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ashes456's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I’m not sure how I’m feeling right now. This book broke me and then pieced me in kind of a very chaotic way back together.
And it’s really not a love story even if you momentarily expect it to become one.

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marleen02's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense

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

5.0

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cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I really like Tori. Not necessarily who she is as a person, but the way she is described is just very real. I’m not saying I agree with all her choices, but I understand them. Honestly she is an asshole at times, but you can’t help but feel for her.
I loved the first half of this book, but I felt it was longer than it needed to be, and honestly it felt liked it just dragged on in the second part.

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