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Tartarughe all'infinito by John Green

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bubblegirl858's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

5.0

John Green writes in a way that makes you both introspective and painfully aware of the world around you. His struggles with his own depression, anxiety, and OCD are represented here in a way that makes it understandable for those who do not understand mental illness. Aza’s struggles are so human, so raw, and heartbreaking, and yet she continues on. “We’re here because we’re here.” This is not an easy story to read, but it is essential and John’s prose and humor make the book a highly enjoyable experience even if it is painful.

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pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I so rarely feel seen by a book like this.
Usually, when characters with OCD show uo in media, they're made fun of for their quirkyness. We never get to see what the world looks like for them, and their concerns are always dismissed by other characters and by the narrative itself.
Aza's struggles with crippling intrusive thoughts and compulsions felt very real, and I found myself comparing my own personal struggle to hers.
This book didn't show a solution to Aza's problems, a magical way to solve everything and "be normal". But it did show that life goes on, and that things can get better, and that being with the people you love can at least help attenuate the suffering, even if just a little, because one of the worst things about OCD is that it makes you believe you are left to suffer alone, with no one to understand you or help you. And true, most people don't understand, but they can try their best to be there for you when you need it.
I thought this was a very tender story about a first love, about friendships and trying to find peace within yourself. It's not an easy journey, but it's not one that you have to do alone.

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ashleys_endless_tbrlist's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Trigger warning ⚠️ Heavy topics and focus on Mental illness and Mental Health (Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors, Other Self-Harm).

This was a very impactful and important story. It isn’t a love story. It’s a story about a teen girl working through her intense daily struggles. It’s a story about true friendship. It’s a story about dealing with grief and loss. It’s a story about first loves and how they’ll always be with you.

It is a short and quick read. It is obvious that it’s a young adult novel and the topics did get to me at points which is why it didn’t get up to 4⭐️. I found myself feeling her anxiety, her compulsions, deep within myself and that made me need to take a few breaks while reading.

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gellyreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Does this book deserve 5 stars? Perhaps not. But I loved it on the first read I did for it, and I don't want to have me teaching it tarnish it. This book made me think a lot about mental illness and I appreciate how raw of a book this felt for me.

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elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I would give Turtles All the Way Down five stars for its accurate, painful depiction of what it is like to live with the panic caused by obsessive-compulsive disorder and related mental illnesses. However, the story itself feels lacking with its painfully not-like-other-girls protagonist and weird side plot involving a missing billionaire, both of which could have been further developed into something interesting (changes that would take this novel from solid to spectacular). Still, it is a good read and an amazing introductory text to translate the experiences of OCD into language that folks without OCD may be able to understand and in which folks with OCD can see themselves.

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