Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

89 reviews

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

Minor: Death and Suicide

ocd rep,

eve_o's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Vomit

bethanylyndsay25's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Car accident

salmaemam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Don’t if you are sensitive to heavy mental disorders like severe anxiety

ellasimpsforbooks's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident

mariamorrone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

nandhana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

ryleecanread's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

John Green did it again… this book should be made into a movie or a tv show, top tier book! Took a little bit to get into but by chapter five I was engrossed and couldn’t put it down. I thought Green did a great job of writing the perspective of an individual with a distressing mental disorder, it was truly compelling and forced the reading to emphasize with the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Abandonment

OCD and anxiety inner monologues that feel very relatable to those who experience these mental illnesses…

samchase112's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Rating: 4.5 stars

That was such an oddly awesome book! It was very different from John Green’s other novels, which made me like it even more. The book wasn’t about a mystery, it was about struggling to accept yourself for who you are and exist with both yourself and the people around you. Aza, the narrator, was so interesting to read from the perspective of, and it was a great insight into the mind of someone who is mentally ill.

I highly recommend this book. If you’ve read Green’s books before and they weren’t for you, try picking this one up - you may be pleasantly surprised!

Reread: May 2024

Listened to the audiobook in anticipation of the movie! There’s a reason I don’t read many teen books nowadays, yet even so I enjoyed myself here. Being inside Aza’s head is dark and complex, and I’m impressed by how deeply immersed you become. All in all, I’m glad I went back to John Green’s fiction after so long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Abandonment