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Χελώνες στο άπειρο by John Green

129 reviews

angelinashaw's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

 i have never had the urge to annotate a book before in my life, but i suppose there’s a first for everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

rettasbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.25

It felt so underwhelming. At first I related to Aza and I definitely do, I love her character development or lack of one. Like instead of her being perfect and you know healthy it’s realistic. I kind of feel the plot falls flat. Not much else to say I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

alexleigh20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

lchelle_bester's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

lainiereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't think I will ever stop thinking about this book.
A major reason for that is the focus on the mental health issues that can take place after a diagnosis. Often, books about mental illnesses show characters discovering their problems and finish with them deciding to get help after the story ends. Aza’s story starts where the others would end; she is already in therapy, already on medication, already aware of what is going on in her brain. However, she is still ill. Her mental illness was not gone once she got help- she continues to struggle. While both of these stories are real and important, it's rare to see a book that covers this part of the mental health journey. As someone who spent four years trying various medications before finding one that worked, I have never seen that aspect of mental illness shown in media, I cannot say how much I appreciated reading about Aza’s struggle- because I have felt those things too. There is still so much pain that can come after a diagnosis, and that part of the journey is often forgotten. Our illnesses may be different, but I still felt seen while reading this. 
Definitely look into trigger warnings before reading this, especially if you have struggled with your own mental health. We follow many of Aza's mental spirals throughout this story, which were very relatable and therefore, triggering. 

some of my favorite quotes:
-[about doctors] "You can kind of measure how crazy you are based on how soon they want to see you back."
-"I think and I think and I think."
-"It’s easy enough to say what it was like, but impossible to say what it was."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

cstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This, to me, is such an important book. Though the plot itself may not be tremendously innovative, Green's descriptions of the emotional highs and lows of life with anxiety/OCD are at once nauseating, jarring, and comforting in their accuracy. The last few paragraphs gave me goosebumps. As with "The Anthropocene Reviewed," I am profoundly grateful for Green's work here. A rare reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Alcohol

kashby's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

nfarrell24's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

I felt seen by this book. As someone who struggles with medical anxiety, I understood Aza’s complex anxieties and fears on a real level. John Green did an amazing job of examining mental illness and how it can intrude on every aspect of an individuals life, even when they are taking steps to try to combat their sickness. I’ve never felt an author so accurately represent mental illness as Green did in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

tessanie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident