Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Looking for Alaska by John Green

25 reviews

alaskanbee's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book really teaches to be better to one another. You don't know what someone is going through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Alcohol

A group of friend's at a church camp trying to survive being a normal teenager, and other personal life effects.

novelsally's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

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I enjoyed this but I didn't get fully pulled into it.  An interesting reflection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship

bookishmind_13's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is the first in a very very long time that I have finished in a day and has left me with a soul deep feeling of peace and a brain full of thoughts. Two things that by definition cannot go together. 

I don’t know how it took me so long to read this as a life long John Green fan but I deeply regret that I had not read this particular collection of words sooner. John did what he has always done well - balanced impeccable descriptions of teenage awkwardness with soul destroying grief. Perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

akopal's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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An emotional novel about friendship, growing up, death, grief, and forgiveness. One of my favorite YA books from when I was younger.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

mstabbyk's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

kkempisty's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent

kosmos42o's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, Car accident, Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol

hannalizzy's review against another edition

4.5

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for a debut novel….. incredible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

moond4ncer's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

perth_is's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol