Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Suicide'
Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, Val Emmich
154 reviews
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
mishaalalala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Suicide
lauren_shilling'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
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide
Moderate: Drug use
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
crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Suicide
allieos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, and Suicide
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Drug use
prachidayal's review against another edition
- 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
- Medium read (8 hours)
- Zoe's character fell flat and the ending felt too easy.
- Very creative plot with an excellent portrayal of anxiety. The fabricated emails part was so funny.
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide
littlecharming's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Grief, and Death
Minor: Medical content and Toxic relationship
allieslay'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
3.0
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicide, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness