Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Tartarughe all'infinito by John Green

76 reviews

ismildlypoetic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

3 stars = I liked it!

Longtime nerdfighter here! This is technically a reread, I read it in three days the day I got my preorder in the mail, so fast that by the time I closed the cover I forgot what happened😂

This book is a wonderful representation of OCD (i assume, as someone who doesn’t have it.) It’s also just a wonderful representation of anxiety, and relates to a lot of mental health disorders. Because of that, I found it pretty hard to read at times, and was hurt by my relation to Aza more than it held me. However, I loved the Pickett mystery, and wish it took up more of the book.

Would recommend to anyone trying to understand their loved-ones OCD or anxiety better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Gore, Medical content, and Self harm

Moderate: Car accident, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Classism

Aza’s main compulsion manifests in

opening and closing a callus on her finger.

It is reoccurring and graphic throughout the story. The scenes can be skipped, but if mentions is triggering, I would find a new book

bellisk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

gellyreads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, Grief, and Abandonment

crieraylas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical content, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

yoyoitsflo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

This book explicitly details the character’s inner intrusive thoughts that occur due to her OCD for at least 98% of the book. If that might be triggering in anyway, please proceed with caution.

serenityxnicole's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Bullying, Vomit, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

singerscientist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Self harm

mckiheather's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content, Car accident, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelann88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

Very quick read (listen)! Aza and her inner voice are compelling and engaging. The plot outside of Aza is interesting and moves the story along without taking from or forcing the conversation around Aza's intrusive thoughts and actions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Classism, and Vomit

bmhawk's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment