Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

155 reviews

allieslay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

i strongly dislike evan hansen. i just can't get behind him and his actions. given the context and his mental health, yes he has issues but i still believe that he knew what he was doing.  

especially getting with zoe. it just feels icky. i am glad he gets what he deserves at the end. he loses everything.

but, i can't help but sympathize, i can't act like i would do any better in his situation. we are only human. musical is decent tho.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicide, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness

connor murphy did drugs and he also took his own life. evan hansen attempted to end his own life and he also goes through a hard mental state during the course of the book.

yk_cadence1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

Minor: Drug use

mduffy18's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Good read if you couldn’t see the play.

I didn’t really like the fact that we got Connor’s POV after he passed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

chriscarvell17's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

astrofroggy's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

niss88's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

amerikinz14's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This book gives more detail about the characters than the musical does.
Chapters are divided between Evan Hansen’s POV and Connor Murphy’s POV; both boys share similarities with their perspectives.

This book does have difficult subject matter and adult language but this story still matters in today’s world!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide

morna's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Meh. Another author trying to bring across a point by repeating it over. And over. And over. The plot is just too thin. Evan Hansen accidentally gets mistaken for the best friend of a boy who committed suicide. Then, we are treated to over 200 pages of Evan explaining how he's so anxious and beating himself up over his choices, without actually doing anything about it. The whole teenage angst is just a bit extreme, unpredictable and lacking credibility, both Connor and Evan act like they are 3, not 17. The book is an easy read, and I suppose some teens may enjoy it. It's not terrible. It just doesn't have much going for it. For me, Mark Evan Hansen remains meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

zoecjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

egg_carpark's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide