Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Dear Evan Hansen

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Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, Val Emmich

84 reviews

summermay1's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

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braytonaubree's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

“No one should ever feel they have to suffer in silence. We need to keep talking about mental health and continue to reach out to those who might be suffering.”

🌳🌳🌳

• I’m pretty familiar with the story through the musical, but loved the expansion on the characters & relationships in this format (I was so shocked by just how many lines from the musical & songs are pulled directly from the text)

• Connor surprised me by being my favorite character- his pov helps the reader delve into his mind & sympathize with his experience, even though his death is the catalyst for the story

• full of impactful & beautifully written quotes

• the main themes of this book (mental health, anxiety, depression, suicide, suicidal ideation, etc.) are heavy & serious & usually tackled in a more adult setting, this story is a way of addressing these topics with an angle towards a younger audience, specifically young men - I think it’s so important that children/teenagers feel represented & heard in spaces like this & that’s a comfort this book can provide

• the way the writing flows makes it such an effortless read

• although I recognize the importance of this story & would still recommend it, as an adult woman, I feel like this book wasn’t really “for me”

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• suicide

• depression/anxiety

• drug use

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1jessicabearx's review against another edition

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dark informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This story beautiful.

Evan’s constant lying is frustrating and makes each chapter tense as you worry what he's going to get caught up with or try to get away with next. But that's the whole point of the story so can I really fault that. I wish Evan had faced the consequences for all his actions though, as he gets away with too many things that have ultimately caused others so much pain and frustration.

As a fan of the musical, I found this book added a lot to the story and overall experience. Definitely give it a read if you can!

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simbarabbit20's review against another edition

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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

5.0

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indigocrayon's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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sargentreads95's review against another edition

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Sometimes musicals don't translate well onto pages. Maybe I'll pick up where I left off later, but for now this book is a no go for me.

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kendalljo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

A very close friend of mine got me to read this by saying I’d love it. She was definitely right since I already had seen the musical and loved that so much. Dear Evan Hansen is such a great story and the book is able to add quite a bit to the that by explaining the characters more. I do think it would be better to read this first before having seen the musical as I personally still liked the musical more, but the book is still so well done. Plus the extra Connor parts are very nice to see in the book. Took me a while to get through, but a good read. (I also wish it was a little less YA, but still a great story!)

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m4yli's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

allows for a lot of empathy that you might not get from the musical

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catsandbooksarethebest's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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taliynmarie's review against another edition

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emotional slow-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

This story can be triggering. Having known of the broadway musical I approached with that in mind. THis captured the story quite well and the reflections of the main character make you want to go from hugging to smacking on the backside of the head and back to hugging again.

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