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Solitaire by Alice Oseman

15 reviews

missemmacrabtree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a great book for what it was. It was difficult for me to read because my former self related so heavily to a lot of the dark thoughts and negative self image. (Not that I’m perfectly healthy now, but certainly not as bad as I used to be.) This book should definitely come with trigger warnings, but it is nice to read about someone else feeling similar things and somehow still getting through it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Drug use, and Homophobia

tetrootz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Homophobia, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Drug use, Cursing, Outing, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Bullying, and Medical content

rachelditty's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

I wish we had gotten a little bit more about Michael's life outside of school and skating--what things were like at home and what other things he enjoyed outside of reading. 

I was also a bit thrown off by the ending, specifically the last few chapters.

But I really enjoyed the first half, and I thought Oseman did a great job of writing from the perspective of a teenager who was suffering mentally in silence.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Violence, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

cassie12_21's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book, but I don’t think I could explain the plot to u if I tried. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Self harm

Depression Eating disorder experienced by side character, and discussed

beccaruthe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Bullying

ppp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Stalking

ophycore's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Cursing

Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

bookishjae's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcohol

valley's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

Alice's books always leave me in awe. i think about them for days. they have big impact. she just perfectly describes teenage life and problems. even the serious topics are discussed in a way that helps me feel safe.

i think the characters are made to be relatable and there's not just good or bad, characters show internal conflicts, and they aren't perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Medical content

tomoonarmy's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Dysphoria, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm