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Solitaire by Alice Oseman

152 reviews

ophycore's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Yes

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buttermellow's review against another edition

5.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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nottheexplorer's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

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pam_'s review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective 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: Yes

I really enjoyed this novel. The ending was a bit predictable but I didn't mind.

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grizzlysnack's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

As someone who relates to Tori Spring, and has since been out of high school for a couple years, I felt a truck hit me when I was looking through the eyes of our 16 year-old protagonist.

I do understand the reviews with an opposite rating I’ve given (reading the updated August 2020 edit,) could be from the different edition of text. To those who said it was trying too hard to be edgy and dark, I think they missed the whole point of Tori’s narrated world view. She’s not supposed to be a likable character. You’re not meant to make Tori a role model. You’re meant to see that mental illness can slowly kill you, regardless of how old you are when you start feeling ‘off’ or ‘wrong’.

Overall I feel Oseman was able to portray mental illness in a realistic way. Distancing yourself from others because it’s easier than explaining what’s going on in your head. Getting bouts of anxiety, anger, and hopelessness seemingly out of nowhere. Even seeing forms of media in a completely different light than your peers.

This story resonated so deeply for me. I hope it does for others as well.

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bashsbooks's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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: Complicated

That was emotionally ravaging. I don't know what I was expecting... I guess maybe something more smoothed-over like Heartstopper? But I'm glad it isn't. I needed this book when I was a teenager. I'm happy kids have it now.

I've read some of her later work and I can see how she has improved as a writer. But this is a damn good start.

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