Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Looking for Alaska by John Green

41 reviews

aimeewasserfall's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

candycain's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

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

chipsqul's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Cursing

_maxwell_'s review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

fishcake's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

Very cool book.  I really love jhon greens work, and he has again outdone himslef with this splendid novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

meharsarchive's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship

slayne's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

0.5

I HATED THIS, I HATE JOHN GREEN, AND I HATE THIS STUPID MPDG TROPE. 

Now, don’t get me wrong: I love a good commentary on the objectification of women, especially when it’s criticizing teenage boys.

THIS WAS THE WORST RENDITION OF IT.  The dialogue was atrocious and unrealistic; Alaska was the MPDG on crack to the point that it was unbearable… 

“Y’all smoke to enjoy it.  I smoke to die.”

Really?  Seriously, is this what we’re praising these days?

At this point, you’d have to pay me MILLIONS for me to believe that Green can actually write women.  It reeks of, “I cant write women, so let me write them as a MPDG so I can at least profit off of it.”

The only characters I liked were Takumi and the religion teacher.  I’m not even able to say, “maybe this wasn’t for me” because this book should just be thrown in a fire and never seen again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident

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

imcatwby's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, and Alcohol