Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Żółwie aż do końca by John Green

160 reviews

sunsorbit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Suicide attempt

jjamieww's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

A quick read that was very interesting. 

I do think it is a book meant for youth specifically and love that it ends up being about friendship and life continuously moving forward. 

There were great insights into Aza’s mind and her relationships with the people around her weren’t perfect but felt real because of that. I genuinely liked that she finally expressed her needs to everyone after her spiral. A very good conclusion to the book. 

Loved the characters but if you have anxiety or OCD I can see how Aza’s thoughts might make you anxious while reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

earth_to_dani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

callidoralblack's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

maiabradley's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

katiejohns's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Blood

bubblegirl858's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

John Green writes in a way that makes you both introspective and painfully aware of the world around you. His struggles with his own depression, anxiety, and OCD are represented here in a way that makes it understandable for those who do not understand mental illness. Aza’s struggles are so human, so raw, and heartbreaking, and yet she continues on. “We’re here because we’re here.” This is not an easy story to read, but it is essential and John’s prose and humor make the book a highly enjoyable experience even if it is painful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I so rarely feel seen by a book like this.
Usually, when characters with OCD show uo in media, they're made fun of for their quirkyness. We never get to see what the world looks like for them, and their concerns are always dismissed by other characters and by the narrative itself.
Aza's struggles with crippling intrusive thoughts and compulsions felt very real, and I found myself comparing my own personal struggle to hers.
This book didn't show a solution to Aza's problems, a magical way to solve everything and "be normal". But it did show that life goes on, and that things can get better, and that being with the people you love can at least help attenuate the suffering, even if just a little, because one of the worst things about OCD is that it makes you believe you are left to suffer alone, with no one to understand you or help you. And true, most people don't understand, but they can try their best to be there for you when you need it.
I thought this was a very tender story about a first love, about friendships and trying to find peace within yourself. It's not an easy journey, but it's not one that you have to do alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Toxic friendship

The main character struggles pretty heavily with mental health in this book, and although there are no attempts of suicide or explicit suicidal thoughts, there are some thought spirals and intrusive thoughts and depictions of panick attacks that might trigger some people.

ashleys_endless_tbrlist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Trigger warning ⚠️ Heavy topics and focus on Mental illness and Mental Health (Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors, Other Self-Harm). 

This was a very impactful and important story. It isn’t a love story. It’s a story about a teen girl working through her intense daily struggles. It’s a story about true friendship. It’s a story about dealing with grief and loss. It’s a story about first loves and how they’ll always be with you. 

It is a short and quick read. It is obvious that it’s a young adult novel and the topics did get to me at points which is why it didn’t get up to 4⭐️. I found myself feeling her anxiety, her compulsions, deep within myself and that made me need to take a few breaks while reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Grief