Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Elämäni seinäruusuna by Stephen Chbosky

193 reviews

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.75

This book was almost 5 stars for me, but not quite because it was pretty triggering sometimes. I would definitely recommend it, but would also recommend to definitely look through the tws. I think this book is really special in a way, that probably everyone will see themselves in the book somehow. It articulates thoughts and feelings very well and gives you stuff to think about. This book dives into so many heavy topics, it’s a really good but also difficult read! 
I think the book really showcases how messy, beautiful, confusing and hard it is to be a teenager.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria

shinjikostka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

ace_stat's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

cleo_j's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Abortion

ssummer_readss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

This book was beautiful in my opinion. i loved how it went over the topic of teenagers and mental illnesses and the sad truth. the way it ended in the epilogue made me cry, but not in a sad way. it somehow filled me with hope that no matter how bad things get, it will always get good again. i guess i’m also biased because of how much i can relate to charlie, but i found this book truly beautiful. it touches some serious topics, for example: suicide, self harm, depression, anxiety, death, SA, and child abuse. however, it also focuses on love and friendships and healing. i loved seeing charlie slowly develop throughout the book. i love how it is written too. i read this twice. would read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

rory_john14's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Vomit, Dementia, and Toxic friendship

emwheelss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This is my second time reading this book, with the first time me being in high school. Reading it now after learning and growing, it has that much more of an impact. An absolutely amazing book that I think everyone should read at least once in their lifetime. The movie is also a great representation of the book, with keeping the key points and plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

lj_sophia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I love this book so very deeply. Chbosky writes teenagers and the struggles of trauma so very well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Outing

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

trybngr8tv007's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol