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mgdsmile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
I was reminded recently that while Green's characters are often overdramatic (c.f. manic pixie dream girl & others), teenagers often just ARE- they romanticize and philosophize and dramatize as they figure out the world. The interaction between Aza and Davis didn't bother me and in fact maybe felt more realistic than I expected. Grateful for this story, and for the author's wisdom in refraining from tying a neat little bow but still providing concrete hope and perspective.
Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, and Grief
Minor: Suicide, Drug use, and Alcohol
bookishlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm
Minor: Car accident and Suicide
rettasbookshelf'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
4.5
Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Abandonment, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
louisesmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Suicide
kashby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
martereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Grief and Abandonment
Minor: Death and Suicide
ocd rep,anita_pavlicova's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide
flordemaga's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
With that in mind, I can understand both sides of the debate that I have seen surrounding this book.
No matter how you look at it, this book is meant as a conversation starter for a very important topic. If you manage to read as far as the Acknowledgements, there is even a section singing the praises of therapy and mental health care, a redirect to a treatment referral helpline for the United States, and yet another encouragement to readers that there is hope for the future.
All that being said, I have to admit that I was distracted by one thing in particular while reading. It became excessively clear that John Green absorbed a lot of his information about "how young adults talk and think these days" from the popular Tumblr posts of the time span he was writing this book and it was very surreal to me, as someone who remembers seeing all of those posts on my dashboard too. All I can say is that, if he didn't heavily lift ideas and concepts wholesale from Tumblr, he did an amazing job of guessing what conflicted young adults were talking about. The accuracy of how we blogged our thoughts with no filter, trying to fit together the puzzle pieces of our lives with loosely-interpreted philosophy and dramatic comparisons to the injustices of the world around us, surely would have had much more of an impact on me if I had read this book when it was published rather than several years later when reading those blog posts in book form made my spine cringe a little in embarrassment. To everyone saying "why can't he write teens who talk like teens?" - he did.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Blood, Drug abuse, and Vomit
Once again, I would just like to emphasize: please thoroughly examine the content warnings for any potential triggers and then be cautious upon deciding to read. John Green does not hold back any punches with Aza's thoughts. In the spirit of true-to-life accuracy, they get rather graphic and you may accidentally find yourself tumbling down a spiral right along with her.anouks_books's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Death and Suicide