Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

62 reviews

parasihir's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book eats me up from the inside. Reading Theodore's point of view can kill me. Poor my baby blue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit

naoml's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The writing in this book is abrasive, but that's what makes it so honest. It's not a perfect book but it's a poignant representation of mental illness and the different ways it manifests. This book doesn't bullshit you with romanticism or a perfect ending, it is very realistic about pain and closure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Car accident, and Eating disorder

wet_towlette's review against another edition

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

2.0

Here is a list of thoughts I had while reading this book, as it might be the only way to articulate the experience of reading this: 

The dad is a Canadian hockey player 😭😭

Bro you're quoting Virginia Wolf keep it in your pants 

I just know this author is one pretentious fucker 

he won’t play baseball because he doesn’t want to be a black stereotype are you serious right now who does this white ass author think she is 

“Did you hit that yet or what” 🧍‍♀️

Is he smoking in gym class 

Why didn’t they just get the other voice actor to do the dialogue for their character. Like why is this man pretending to be a teenage girl crying when you have a woman actress 

“She is different from all other girls” bro shut up 

“Vampire Diaries is life” this is so real and based 

“Clothes off, m*dget” 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️

Stop talking about space I'm scared 

Am I supposed to feel sad now 

This is a sad ass authors note I feel a little bit bad now but kinda not really 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

professoremdash's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Child abuse

dyagan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Self harm

Minor: Eating disorder

potassiumk's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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

4.25

This book was hard to read. I related to Violet and Finch due to their mental health struggles. I was known as the girl who tried to hang herself last year. So, seeing Finch being referred to in similar ways really hit close to home for me. Finch was one of the most real characters I've ever read. The way he acted was a great example of someone that is passively suicidal and broke the typical norm for books that have to deal with the subject. Most of the time a character who is suicidal or recovering from that is treated like the typical always-depressed person. But not for Finch. He displays a more realistic and different take on the trope. I really liked that. 

This book was powerful. It was sad but hopeful. And even if I didn't like how it ended, it was still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

mnatale100's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit, Self harm, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Animal death, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

katie_k1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

buckaroo97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I wish I had my therapist on the phone while I read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Bullying, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

keiraashah's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Theodore Finch, thank you for describing what the last year of my life has been like, down to the depression and manic episodes. My walls are covered in post-its now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident