Reviews with content warning for Suicide - All the Bright Places

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All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

991 reviews

rachelgold927's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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klarareadssometimes's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ten_telegrams's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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zoemorana's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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carmineslamp's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional 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

A genuinely tragic book. From start to finish. I found myself relating to Finch far too often. In the last section, I found myself hoping (praying, dreaming) that Violet would find Finch at the end of her wanderings, but we don't get a happy ending.
The whole story took me by surprise.

I hate you, Niven, for taking away 2 people who violet desperately loved and cared for :'(

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tonithewitch's review against another edition

2.25

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book absolutely romanticizes suicide, which made me dislike it more than I already did. The characters are nothing but stereotypes. A lot of reviews are saying Theo and Violet reminded them of John Green characters and I think that’s pretty much right on the money. There are some glimpses of brilliance sprinkled here and there throughout the story. Such as the Finch family refusing to accept what happened and calling it what it is because of the stigma attached to it. There’s a few good lines. Most notably to me how Violet will always associate the color blue with Theodore. That made me feel something.
Overall, I’d say this book relies way too heavily on stereotypical character archetypes that make it very difficult to feel for them. Theodore especially, felt so painfully unrealistic it was almost unbearable at times.
I fully believe it’s close to impossible to properly write a fictional story involving suicide, suicidal ideation, or mental illness in general. It’s such a monumental task, and takes such an immense talent and understanding, that I don’t think many could put it to paper properly.

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