Reviews

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

zo_eeeee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

readerio's review against another edition

challenging hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

A tough but realistic look at mental health, with very relatable descriptions of anxiety etc spirals. 

beccamcdouble's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

mksillyshell28's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

brittdiprete's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

marno_klass's review against another edition

4.0

This was a captivating story all the way through. It acted as a beautiful and painful exploration of mental illness. Internal realities can be nigh impossible to capture in words, and John Green (who himself lives with OCD) did a fantastic job of expressing that impossibility all the while expressing bits of that experience linguistically.
This was a slower story than some of his other books, and in some ways unassuming. An exploration of a quiet, profound life.
This book explores issues of power, wealth, self, mental illness, friendship/loyalty, and love, among others.
Overall quite an enjoyable read beginning to end.

kaayyy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

vimki's review against another edition

5.0

this is by far my favourite book of John’s. it was so different from all his other works and thats why i liked it so much. i LOVED Aza so so so so so much. she was such a stellar mc. i also loved Daisy a lot. i loved seeing her side to this situation. this is an own voices novel for OCD; which i haven’t read a lot of (I’ve only read one other book that is own voices OCD) and i thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of it. its so raw and real and emotional. i don’t suffer from OCD so it was interesting to see the thought process of someone who does have it. of course everyone’s experiences are different but this one was very interesting. Overall i absolutely LOVED this novel. 10/10 would recommend to anyone. also CONGRATS TO YOU JOHN (if you are reading this, which i doubt) ON MAKING #1 ON THE NYT BEST SELLER LIST !!!!!!!

cwscott27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.25

maddylopp's review against another edition

reflective

4.0