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Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, Val Emmich
84 reviews
k1ddo0o0_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
moonchildmelancholia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
lightyears better than the musical, still don't recommend tho
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
lilydoan1125's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
dillybar20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I found Dear Evan Hansen to be a wonderful book and I really related to both Connor and Evan. The only issue is the discussion of suicide. The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention has 8 guidelines for media when it involves suicide. Other countries have very similar guidelines about it. DEH meets 7 out of the 8, which you'd think is good but they messed up on the most important one. "•Avoid showing or describing the details of suicide methods." Connor's suicide and Evan's attempted suicide are both described. The reason you're not supposed to describe them is because it makes suicidal people want to try it. Other than that I really liked it. (I was going to say "enjoyed it" but I didn't. The first dinner scene is rife with second hand embarrassment.)
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Death
Minor: Self harm, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
guyreadsstuff's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
livfeinstein's review against another edition
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
slightlylostwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
emmaward55's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Some quick thoughts:
Evan was a character that I loved to hate - right until *that* twist in the end. He's inappropriate, makes poor and harmful choices, and prioritizes his own need for comfort over others (even when his narration is insisting the opposite is true). In essence, he's a realistic teenage boy.
I got such strong secondhand embarrassment from his words and deeds, that reading this book often felt like a minor anxiety attack.
Until like the final 90% or so of the book, I genuinely thought it had been mis-shelved as LGBTQ+. The straight "romance" is excruciating thanks to a certain dramatic irony.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Moderate: Cursing and Abandonment
Minor: Antisemitism and Drug use
Child death: It's a teenager (a senior in highschool)bookish_manatee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Addiction, and Suicide
Minor: Fatphobia