Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

69 reviews

mckiheather's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content, Car accident, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelann88's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Classism, and Vomit

bmhawk's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

illy_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring fast-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

5.0

I absolutely love this book. I've read it once two years ago in one sitting (I never do that) and was absolutely sobbing by the end. I re-read it now for an article I wrote about the upcoming movie. Again, made me cry. It's the perfect book for different aspects in life. A real John Green tearjerker

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Dysphoria, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

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

Moderate: Classism

avidales's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Classism, and Car accident

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Medical content

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, Grief, Self harm, Car accident, and Abandonment

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

Minor: Alcohol

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: Abandonment and Mental illness

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

Minor: Excrement and Forced institutionalization

rhythmofryn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Cried all the way through but I knew I would. I know John Green has OCD and he’s done an absolutely brilliant job conveying exactly what it sounds like in my brain. I guess I just hope for me and for John and for Aza is that we all end up okay. I hope that’s not too much to ask.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Self harm, Mental illness, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit

gabngo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment