Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

366 reviews

efferstie's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.75

The description of mental illness and the struggle with OCD was very interesting and I appreciated that aspect of this book very much. The plot wasn’t particularly compelling though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent

jerbarger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

This is truly a remarkable piece of fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Classism, Blood, and Ableism

Minor: Toxic friendship and Vomit

jessiesnoww's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Blood

sunsorbit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

Minor: Suicide attempt and Vomit

jjamieww's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

A quick read that was very interesting. 

I do think it is a book meant for youth specifically and love that it ends up being about friendship and life continuously moving forward. 

There were great insights into Aza’s mind and her relationships with the people around her weren’t perfect but felt real because of that. I genuinely liked that she finally expressed her needs to everyone after her spiral. A very good conclusion to the book. 

Loved the characters but if you have anxiety or OCD I can see how Aza’s thoughts might make you anxious while reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

lavib's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

John Green has done it again!! Loved this and absolutely could not put it down, it’s actually a crime I didn’t read this earlier. Loved the characters and the narrative tone of voice. This book has some damn good quotes and I love how mental illness is represented in this book as well as how we clearly see how it strains the relationships between the main character and her loved ones. At the same time John Green does a wonderful job of showing that it is possible to have happy and fulfilling relationships with mental illness and I loved that about the book and how it wove the characters’ stories together so beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Medical trauma

egheinze's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Self harm

karleyreads315's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Self harm

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death of parent

earth_to_dani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

cath_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

give this a solid 3 of 5 stars. The characters in the book are fully developed, but honestly some of them are a little insufferable. I found myself questioning through the entire book whether Daisy was actually a good friend to Aza. Oftentimes Daisy was just straight up mean; as someone who claims to understand how Aza’s mind works and to be accommodating of that, she sure wasn’t at times. Re-framing this story as coming from the perspectives of children rather than mini-adults did help some.

In addition to being a coming of age novel, this book was also a portrait of grief. It showed how people don’t ever really move on from a loss, it just fits into their life in a different way as time goes by. The grief in this book didn’t absolutely rip my heart out like The Fault In Our Stars did, but it did make me feel things. I think I also have a better idea of what it’s like to live with chronic anxiety now; I love when books have something to teach me. 

Overall a decent book, but not my favorite by John Green. He’s written better in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness

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