Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Looking for Alaska by John Green

62 reviews

obsolete's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

I loved this book, although

it does have a sex scene that may be uncomfortable to some readers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence

leesbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

it was so beautifully written and really makes me want to suck the most out of life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

bookishgoob's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, and Death

charlieleanor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

camillemolina's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Car accident, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content

effys's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Predictable plot. Relies heavily on the MPDG stereotype. Wasn’t a bad story and it was what I expected from early John Green but I’m intrigued to see where his writing has progressed with newer books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent

ellietodd08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Death, and Drug use

cori2001's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Suicide

grace05's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

5.0

Alaska's character was so well written and I'm in love with her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

below_average_baker's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Child death, and Death