Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

28 reviews

thisworldsuckslmao's review against another edition

3.5

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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serisarchives's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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nocturna_of_space's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

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ayelet07's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

ספר מדהים, עצוב ומרגש ומלא תקווה
אומנם לא בכיתי בסוף אבל לגמרי בכיתי מבפנים הרבה פעמים
מאוד אהבתי את הדמויות והתחברתי אליהן בהרבה דרכים גם בלי הקטע של הסרטן וגסיסה, תודה לאל

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eliwile's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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: No

okay, so, i’ve read this book before. this is probably my 2nd or 3rd time reading it. god, where can i start. i like these cheesy YA books, but also, who cares if they’re cheesy? i still cried!!! i guess that means it was impactful, right? my only critique for this book (and greens writing in general) is the advanced vocabulary for the age group. listen, i’m almost in my 20s… a lot of teens do not use a lot of these words and i am quite good at reading comprehension but thank god i read this on kindle and could see what some of the words were/how they were pronounced. so yeah.. -.5 for that. but overall a good book, especially if i keep coming back to it

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dramagirl2003's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

it was real, it was honest, it was brutal

thoughts while reading

p24:

I didn't tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You're a woman. Now die.

oh girl 😳

p28: gus is really funny roasting his parents about the encouragements
p31: aww poor girlie pop trying desperately not to faint

p55: ansel elgort seems to be a perfect match for what I've read of augustus so far
p118: gus is such a flirt but also maybe probably desperate to get laid
p125: screams internally

p147: aww augustus on his first flight is pretty cute
p153: augustus is such an icon and honestly goals for being able to confess his love for hazel when he still thinks it's unrequited (EVEN THOUGH SHE TOTALLY DOES LOVE HIM)
p159: i am marvelling at the insanity of the situation
p164:

"Kind of hard to believe anyone could ever find that annoying," Augustus said after a while.
"People always get used to beauty, though."
"I haven't gotten used to you just yet," he answered, smiling

GIRL never mind hazel, i'm blushing

p171: gosh reading their excitement about meeting van houten and knowing how it's all going to go down is a little melancholy
p181:

"Do you know why I left America, Lidewij? So that I would never again have to encounter Americans."

😅
p192:

"Like all sick children," he answered dispassionately, "you say you don't want pity, but your very existence depends upon it."

hmm is he wrong in this specific instance? everything else is pure nonsense but to my understanding at least, this specific sentence contains a shrapnel of truth. i could be wrong, and i don't think it in a mean way. like (and this is a bit of a silly example) augustus' driver's license. he shouldn't have gotten it, but ✨cancer perk✨ the instructor took pity on him but her pity didn't upset him then because it benefited him

p210: my heart aches a little knowing that augustus is about to sit hazel down and tell her

about his cancer being back

p225: simple but perfect comeback to being accidentally groped by a blind friend 😌

p251: i might die if someone said that in front of any adults in my life

p253: i'm on chapter 20 now and i still haven't cried but i'm guessing there's plenty of time
p260: i'm probably about to start crying after reading the

eulogy and seeing that augustus dies

on the next page. i can feel it coming
p278: i'm still not crying
p308: where are these tears i was promised i would cry?
p313: augustus is an absolute legend and i feel it would be a great honour to be the last love of someone's life

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d00rframe's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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auroraaa's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

At first, I gave this book a 4.75 because I LOVED it but I hated how sad it was. But after some re-evaluation, this book DESERVES a 5. My first 5-star of the year. This book was recommended to me by my mom who read and watched the movie. I loved the romance. Gus and Hazel's chemistry was SO good. I was just surprised because of how many people have cancer. You think its rare but, yes I know this is fiction but it can still apply to real life, there are so many people struggling with cancer. ANYWAYS VERY good yet depressing book and I would recommend this book. I'm excited to watch the movie!

After movie: THE MOVIE DESTROYED ME MORE THEN THE BOOK!! The thing that really bothered me (which I can look over) is when

they’re in the anne frank house and talking (which is a bit rude) and making out. AND the people CLAP?? That really pissed me off for some reason.

But other than that, AMAZING movie loved it.

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