Reviews

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

ghost_smokes's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Mental illness

liiaaa's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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

vivianegracie's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

read_and_twirl's review against another edition

3.0

*3.5/5

lcverreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

dilady's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

shadowolf19's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

theshellbell14's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

thebiblioklept's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

 love this book so much.

(This was a reread for me)

Tori is an inherently funny person, and the way this is written is entertaining and makes it so easy to fly through this book. It's been since early January that I read a book this quickly or enjoyed a book this book. Thank you Alice Oseman for that!

This is a book primarily about Tori's struggles with her mental health, but it's also about a prankster group at her school whose pranks get more and more serious. It's also about Tori's friendship with Micheal Holden.

This book explores themes of friendship, life, growing up, depression, and social influence.

Alice Oseman confirmed in the Q&A in the back of the US edition that Tori is asexual, and while it's never said explicitly in the book, you can totally see it. And I want to be clear! This is not a romance! It's more of whatever the platonic version of a romance is. And I just love Tori and Micheal's relationship so much.

And be warned! This book is not light! It deals with serious topics and Tori's internal monolgue is quite depressing. But it's so real. Oseman does an amazing job of making all the characters feel so real and so human.

Y'all should read this book! And then read the rest of Alice Oseman's books because they are all great

itsamritha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Ending was shit. The first 325 pages, I will literally frame on my wall.