Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Before I Fall Enhanced by Lauren Oliver

40 reviews

lynds_13's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Death, Suicide, and Bullying

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexism, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Rape

beanie89's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Rape

missgrangerr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

1.0

Books where you live the same day over and over again are really difficult, especially when it feels like you keep reading and get no where! This book was disappointing. I skipped ahead and read the ending because I couldn't do it anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Bullying

rafacolog's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Death, Bullying, and Car accident

krponcham's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

I found the depth of the relationships to be of particular interests simply because it delved into the complexities that often come with developing increasingly adult relationships as we move through high school and the effect of these relationships beyond just ourselves, but also on others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

mallaidhsomo's review

sad medium-paced

2.0

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Lauren Oliver has never been bullied. Not really. I get what she was trying to do, but I felt very little sympathy for Sam and her friends. They TORTURED people for years with zero remorse in order to feel better about themselves. There was no character growth, not really. Sam didn't learn anything. Neither did Lindsey. Lindsey will go on being a horrible person that treats other people like garbage, and Juliet will still have all of her problems. Sam didn't do anything to change anything. 

I'm so angry at this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Suicide

lilo000's review against another edition

emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really shouldn't have read this as a not young adult. Very teen. I had higher expectations considering how popular this book was. I do think it got better toward the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

cann0719's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, and Suicide

crystalmethany's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit