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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

303 reviews

sarasukovic's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

It made me want to read a blog an old friend wrote in high school. I swear it sounded just like Davis's. 

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kim_lommaert's review against another edition

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

3.5


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olivia_lauren_reads's review against another edition

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2.75


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caitlinjch's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

Describes the thought process well and leaves it with a hopefully note about life.

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rachelann88's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

Very quick read (listen)! Aza and her inner voice are compelling and engaging. The plot outside of Aza is interesting and moves the story along without taking from or forcing the conversation around Aza's intrusive thoughts and actions. 

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lion_ess's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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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wynteranne's review against another edition

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

4.0


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gigglygabriela's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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kvroegop's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The good: 
• It’s funny to read this after having just recently finished Anthropocene Reviewed. It’s clear they were written in a similar time frame, and I feel like I know John Green a lot better than I expected to. 

• I loved reading about Indianapolis. I’ve never read a novel set in a location I’m so familiar with. It’s a silly, inconsequential little city, but I love it for a lot of reasons. It’s clear Green does too. 

The hard? the bad?:
•As the partner of someone with OCD, I’m familiar with empathizing with Aza. I thought I had a pretty clear understanding of what dealing with intrusive thoughts is like, but this book demonstrated how much more there is to understand. 

• As the partner of someone with OCD, I hated Daisy. As a friend, I hated Daisy. As a girl, I hated Daisy. I’ve known some Daisys, and hell, I’ve been Daisy. Doesn’t make her less insufferable. Who makes YEARS of fanfics barely fasçading your “friend” as a useless burden and continues to call yourself her best friend? I don’t think she loves Aza as much as she loves having a friend who will listen to her talk about herself. 

All in all, it’s heavy and hard to read, but good.

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avidreader5678's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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