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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

kvroegop's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The good: 
• It’s funny to read this after having just recently finished Anthropocene Reviewed. It’s clear they were written in a similar time frame, and I feel like I know John Green a lot better than I expected to. 

• I loved reading about Indianapolis. I’ve never read a novel set in a location I’m so familiar with. It’s a silly, inconsequential little city, but I love it for a lot of reasons. It’s clear Green does too. 

The hard? the bad?:
•As the partner of someone with OCD, I’m familiar with empathizing with Aza. I thought I had a pretty clear understanding of what dealing with intrusive thoughts is like, but this book demonstrated how much more there is to understand. 

• As the partner of someone with OCD, I hated Daisy. As a friend, I hated Daisy. As a girl, I hated Daisy. I’ve known some Daisys, and hell, I’ve been Daisy. Doesn’t make her less insufferable. Who makes YEARS of fanfics barely fasçading your “friend” as a useless burden and continues to call yourself her best friend? I don’t think she loves Aza as much as she loves having a friend who will listen to her talk about herself. 

All in all, it’s heavy and hard to read, but good.

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silverasters's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

abbysnofun's review against another edition

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5.0

she’s just like me fr

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jwebster's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kristenhwrites's review against another edition

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

5.0

jjpope's review against another edition

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just don’t like it

tanabelle's review against another edition

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emotional

4.0

angelireviews's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

alejandradc18's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • 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

marsbookreviews's review against another edition

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3.0

I really enjoyed this book. I think getting to experience someone else’s point of view when dealing with mental illness is comforting in a way. It’s reassuring to a point where it’s like hey, I know it’s difficult but you’re not alone. This book was really relatable! 4/5 just because I don’t think it was the best book in the world, but it was definitely enjoyable haha!