Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Szukając Alaski by John Green

162 reviews

esterslibrary's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Toxic friendship

svtephreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This was worse than I remembered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

gabby_lee'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

5.0

This novel is slowly becoming one of my comfort reads. Green is able to beautifully capture the thinking of a teenage mind while making a very pointed statement about life. There were times I'd find myself almost rolling my eyes at the main character's obsession over a girl or other clichés but those aspects really just add to the fact that this story is about teenagers trying to figure out life for themselves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

mack_urdaddy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Will shock you so hard you might need time to recover. Don’t get too attached.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

shelbynik's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

autopsy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

A truly heartfelt and melancholy book that deals with loss, grief and friendship. John green has the incredible ability to describe settings in immense detail and completely immerse the reader. This book will always be a favourite of mine, having gone through something similar. Much love to John Green and his fantastic novel writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident

kkuecker218's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

gemstonejasper's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I put off reading this book for so long and I wish I hadn't. For some reason, I thought it was about something completely different. It was a really good read and I finished it in just a few days (which is fast for me). I really enjoyed and related to Alaska and the other characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment

sleepyochre's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent

ihavecoolhats6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief