Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich

43 reviews

1jessicabearx's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense 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

3.5

This story beautiful.

Evan’s constant lying is frustrating and makes each chapter tense as you worry what he's going to get caught up with or try to get away with next. But that's the whole point of the story so can I really fault that. I wish Evan had faced the consequences for all his actions though, as he gets away with too many things that have ultimately caused others so much pain and frustration. 

As a fan of the musical, I found this book added a lot to the story and overall experience. Definitely give it a read if you can!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gaslighting, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Drug use

simbarabbit20's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Death

sargentreads95's review against another edition

Sometimes musicals don't translate well onto pages. Maybe I'll pick up where I left off later, but for now this book is a no go for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Death

m4yli's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

allows for a lot of empathy that you might not get from the musical

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Addiction, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

caitlyn_drago_1226's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Death, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

saoirse_the_thespian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

As a fan of the musical, I can say this is a great stage to page adaptation. It is emotional and will have you crying. Also, it uses direct quotes from the musical which is always a nice touch for all the theatre nerds out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Death

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

I've decided to just dnf. I really don't like the character and some of the decisions for the writing are going to make me dislike the musical. And I love the music so I'm just stopping now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, and Grief

Fatphobia - not sure if that's what the line was going for so writing it here, but there is a line "of a certain body type" that just rubbed me completely the wrong way. There is a joke about school shootings. The character comes across as stalkerish noticing everywhere a female character goes daily.

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide

readingbooksbcwhynot123's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Crying my eyes out. Evan is the villain, but I can’t hate him. Even after watching the Broadway musical, this book hits hard. It burns. I heavily relate to Connor. I’ve dealt and still deal with mental illness, s*lf harm and passive s*icidal ideation. It makes me feel heard knowing I am not alive. It hurts knowing Connor suffered until he couldn’t anymore. This book is important. This book educates. I’ve lived with chronic anxiety all my life and the way Evan’s anxiety is described is so accurate and well formatted. I love the raw emotion of this book, though I will admit I shed a few tears.