Reviews tagging 'Death'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

105 reviews

lavendervinegar's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

Jfc
Cried a small.
Green has a supernatural (or maybe natural) to make the most beautiful, life-exploring stories out of tragedy.
Top 10 mental illness narratives (I haven't read thr Bell Jar yet)
Might be my favorite fiction from him, but Alaska is really close.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Classism

thebelovedreadingnook's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

cryptofauna's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

i have found that sad books really affect my mood so i want to rate it lower because i didn’t actually enjoy the experience that much, but it having a big emotional effect on me makes me want to rank it higher. i think i’m going to be thinking about this book for a while. i feel like most of the john green books i’ve read have ocd in them, does he have ocd??? maybe i live under a rock. it was a good progression i think 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

kosmos42o's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Body horror and Vomit

cottage_kaare's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Main characters suffers from Anxiety, whoch only gets worse throughout the book, untill she selfharms

drawahardline's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

didn't expect it to be perfect, but I think it was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

readinglibraesq's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Death

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

I really loved Aza's unique voice. It's clear that John has personal experience with OCD. The plot at first feels very John Green-esque until you realise the plot is not the point and it's only a means to an end. The first two thirds of the book were fine but felt kinda like any other John Green book but then the last third took up speed and really drew me in. Like this might end up being my favourite book of his after The Anthropocene Reviewed.
I'm glad this book exists so people can understand OCD a bit better.
Also there is just so many book references in this. That's such a John Green thing to do tbh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Excrement

mack_urdaddy's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

Talks about OCD and the character’s struggle with compulsions. Illustrates the realistic struggle of someone with ocd very well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

chelseeaa's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent