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Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, Val Emmich
84 reviews
thattheatrekid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, and Child death
Minor: Drug use
shanban0303'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content
hi_im_aj_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Minor: Self harm and Addiction
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use
kaylasbookgram'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
5.0
This book was everything I expected and more. As someone who was a complete nobody in high school I related so much to both Evan and Connor. I understood why Evan did what he did. Because already being at the bottom of the food chain you don’t really want to feed more fuel for the bullies to use against you. I knew from seeing the trailer to the movie I needed to read the book and I knew I was going to cry and be slightly trigger from my rough high school days. I can’t wait to see how well the movie does at remaking this amazing book!
TW: Bullying. Suicide. Attempt Suicide. Drugs. Alcohol.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
xoxorain's review against another edition
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
emilyrose23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Toxic relationship and Stalking
katelynsteffen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Two of the quotes that struck me are:
“Falling. Amazing. I’m still doing it. Telling stories. Even now, standing alone on a dark street, not a soul around, and I can’t even be honest with myself. When will that finally happen? Because there aren’t different versions of the story. There’s only one version. One story. The truth” (DEH the novel, pg 315).
and
“It reminds me of the saying: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” I guess that means we’re just products of whoever made us and don’t have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn’t an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about the proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is in how we land.” (DEH the novel, pg 334).
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
The book does not go into graphic depiction of suicide, but it is one of the main themes of the book.onemorechap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
When Connor Murphy finds the letter Evan Hansen wrote to himself as an anxiety excercise, none of them knew Connor would commit suicide. Noone expected the misunderstanding which was caused when the Murphys found the letter on Connor. Evan must have been their son's best friend. Except he wasn't. When they called them in the principal's office to announce Connor's passing, Evan made the greatest mistake of his life... In fear of his classmates discovering his anxiety, he went with the Murphys story. Only when they slowly started to shower him with their love did he realise it was impossible to fix his lie...
I was very absorbed while reading this book, because Evan is a character we don't usually meet in books. His mistakes are huge. They sometimes cause tremendous pain, but also sometimes lead to an undoubtedly brighter world. For me Evan is the proof that "a mean action doesn't make you a mean person".
And then there is that thing I read that I couldn't agree more with: No one is perfect, but no one should be alone.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Suicide attempt
badbadnotmean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Something positive about this book is the tension that grew like a snowball until it exploted in Evan's face, I liked the way the characters faced the truth once it was inevitable, it was mostly realistic.
The chapters that I enjoyed the most were the one's narrated by Connor, he was the only character I liked and he really made me feel less alone, so I think that the authors achieved their purpose, and under that perspective, it's not a bad book.
So at the end this book suprised me because it made me feel something, I felt angry at Evan, I felt disappointed at the way situations were handled, I felt angry at Connor's family and society in general because it's when he was gone that they missed him, not when he was still alive.
Pero igual al final lo encontré un libro muy gringo adolescente, ligeramente de autoayuda.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide