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pipebaby's review against another edition
4.0
Aza's thought process and thought-spirals were probably the most accurate to my personal thought spirals that I've ever seen written out. I really enjoyed this book.
kendramantz's review against another edition
3.0
Good but not as good as his other books. I think it captures the mind of a teenage dealing with extreme anxiety well, and it’s a very important theme for young adults to be familiar with, but it made it very hard for me personally to relate to the story and characters.
berns's review against another edition
3.0
I’m not quite sure how to feel about this one. I definitely can relate to Aza because I feel like we all get intrusive thoughts now and then but never to the level of extent she had. I’m not quite sure how I felt about the sudden relationship she fell into but I guess that’s YA for you. It was overall a good book and I felt for Aza in some ways.
xyelia89's review against another edition
4.0
I am a fan of John Green’s works. I like how his characters speak philosophically and, in my head, fast; like a Lorelai and Rory Gilmore conversation. Turtles All the Way Down did not disappoint.
This book follows the life of a teenage girl with OCD and Anxiety. The author has struggled with both of these things in his life, so the writing was true to the subject.
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One thing I really like was that there was no miracle cure for Aza’s mental health. It would be something she would fight with her entire life. It was a very honest view on mental health.
In contrast, the one thing I didn’t really like was the millionaire dad plot. It was there to bring her old friend back into the picture which in turn showed the struggles of her type of OCD and anxiety in a romantic relationship. It also got her to focus on someone else rather than her own worries. But I found something was missing in the plot there.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book and would definitely pick it up again.
This book follows the life of a teenage girl with OCD and Anxiety. The author has struggled with both of these things in his life, so the writing was true to the subject.
SPOILERS:
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.
.
.
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One thing I really like was that there was no miracle cure for Aza’s mental health. It would be something she would fight with her entire life. It was a very honest view on mental health.
In contrast, the one thing I didn’t really like was the millionaire dad plot. It was there to bring her old friend back into the picture which in turn showed the struggles of her type of OCD and anxiety in a romantic relationship. It also got her to focus on someone else rather than her own worries. But I found something was missing in the plot there.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book and would definitely pick it up again.
tressar's review against another edition
5.0
This book has great potential as a tool for discussing mental illness.
tehmegan's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't overly impressed by this book. I wanted to be, knowing that John Green can really tell a tale, but I was just meh about this.
I appreciated the depiction of Aza's mental battle and the showing of the medication actually helping. But really, it felt like the story about Davis's Dad was just a vessel to show Aza's problems. It wasn't really significant, even though that's how the book started out.
I appreciated the depiction of Aza's mental battle and the showing of the medication actually helping. But really, it felt like the story about Davis's Dad was just a vessel to show Aza's problems. It wasn't really significant, even though that's how the book started out.
dlhammons_author's review against another edition
4.0
Thoroughly enjoyed this latest from John Green! His depiction of mental illness was both enlightening, and heartbreaking.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!