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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
4.0
These essays are incredibly moving at points, they can make you laugh and cry as well as provide fun snippets of information you never knew. Throughout them all John often references back to his personal experiences with his mental health which is incredibly written and moving to those who can relate.
As a burns victim myself one which stuck with me was “googling strangers” which circles around his time as a chaplain in a hospital when a young burns victim came in. He lived years not knowing this kids fate but eventually googled him and was relieved to see the child survived and grew up to live a fulfilling life and as a victim of similar injuries it was moving to see someone similar mentioned and written not as inspiration porn but to show progress and growth despite barriers you may face.
Overall I was suprised how much I loved this book and will definitely return to it in future.
Graphic: Death, Vomit, Mental illness, Cancer, and War
sarahina_b's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Sexism, Emotional abuse, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Animal death, Medical content, Grief, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
dev921's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War, Death, Child death, Cancer, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
2.75
I found myself reading an essay or two about topics I had varying levels of interest in, and on to the next essay I would read the title and often put the book down because I had had enough of the meandering stream of consciousness associations for that session.
There were some things that I found value in, but it wasn’t really my cup of tea.
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, War, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Deportation, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Classism, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Child death, Chronic illness, and Mental illness
bbygirl21's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Confinement, Genocide, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Antisemitism
stefaniacg's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and War
youngwessels's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Vomit, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Xenophobia, Death, Alcohol, and Suicide
takarakei's review against another edition
5.0
I give John Green's book 5 stars.
Graphic: Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Mental illness, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
Minor: War, Slavery, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, and Antisemitism
Animal death -illgiveyouahint's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, Self harm, Animal death, Colonisation, Mental illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Classism, Confinement, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicide, Racism, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Slavery, Violence, War, and Vomit
alienem's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, and Mental illness
Minor: Racism, Grief, and War