Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

66 reviews

onion's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Child death, Excrement, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

lexarobinson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Green manages to make a book with a heartbreaking premise heartwarming through his humourous, relatable writing style; Hazel, Augustus and Isaac are relatable, silly teenagers, and Green doesn't let their cancer define them. He gives life to a group of people who are often dehumanised in the media, but doesn't let them all get away with the idyllic life: he also depicts the traumatic, painful aspects of terminal illness too. Yet, despite all of this, his book has an overwhelming message of hope: readers learn life advice as the protagonists do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Violence

kirstenf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

prongs_little_king's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

I cried really hard. Revisiting this book (one of the first books I read in elementary school) was a really emotional experience that I'm glad I had. This book starts out kinda intentionally cringy, Hazel was very isolated and had this sense of superiority over everyone that was funny to read, knowing I have been this person before because of my own illnesses, and sometimes continue to be like that. (Although I have toned it down, to the relief of everyone I love) Then John Green decided to assault my feelings with the loveable characters, frustrating issues in their lives, and eventual loss that we as the readers grieve over as well. It was a tough read but not in a bad way, and I stayed up for a whole night to finish it, something I haven't done in years. Thanks John Green for messing up the sleep schedule I have worked hard to fix. This book is a modern classic and I'm glad I can say I have read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Abandonment, and Confinement

max_vampire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

catphilli's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Pleasantly surprised re-reading this 7 years after initially reading it. I definitely got different things from it this time around. Honestly, it’s a likeable story that you can enjoy even if you don’t understand all of the literary references or poetic clauses, but if you do it certainly enhances your experience. I think books like this - particularly those that are turned into movies that young people (particularly young women) enjoy, can get a reputation for being juvenile or unintelligent, but this book definitely does not lack intelligence. It reads almost like a movie so it is an easy, quick-paced read. Would recommend it to pretty much anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit

anaguana's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Alcoholism

hglbooks1's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism

amandaoestreich's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief