Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

I Am Not Okay With This by Charles Forsman

27 reviews

ash122's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Pregnancy

jaslovesbugs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is gut wrenching. The powers  being a clear and amazing metaphor for depression and the things people do to make themselves numb to avoid dealing with their emotions. It’s sad that the journal only drive Syd deeper into her self destructive behavior. A behavior that everyone around her enables because they’re also self destructive, especially Stanley who clearly just wants to fit in and allows himself to be a laughing stock and be treated by garbage just so he has someone to cling onto. I feel bad for Dina as well, every character in this book battling their own issues but Syd’s being the main focus of the story.

Her killing herself at the end was heart wrenching.

and sadly it’s true to so many people who lost to their seemingly never ending battle. I struggle with depression too and I thought the inclusion of the powers was a very real way to represent it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

ladystardust1979's review against another edition

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

dafni's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Minor: War and Homophobia

readingpicnic's review

dark funny

3.0

Femcel Greg Heffley. This was so different from the show, especially that ending! Omg! I do love a genuinely surprising and upsetting ending though.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Homophobia, Murder, and Death of parent

cpycatkiller's review

dark reflective sad 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

ybel's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

Depressing af. The adaptation is definitely better than the source material. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Death, and Death of parent

uglyjulissa's review

dark emotional sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual content

lucylou's review

0.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

0.25

As a fan of the Netflix show, I came in with expectations that were completely disappointed. This story is dark in ways I'd say are unnecessary and pointless. There's not much of a plot besides Sydney being a jerk to everyone and killing people. There's no real backstory to her powers or personality or anything. The lessons and takeaways at the end are harmful, and the queer representation doesn't add much.

I'd vote skip this if you're on the fence about it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Rape, Cursing, Death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content