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lulu_3009's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
dr_steph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt
Minor: Drug abuse and Toxic relationship
julela's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
abbyhennessy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Minor: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt
emsavors's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
also_micah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
alixsbooktherapy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I'm sobbing now I finished this book it was another good book by Matt haig and definitely one I'll be talking about for a very long time.
Huge flirting with nora was so cute
"The sex turned out to be disappointing"
"You are just a Mechanism"
This book is sooo good
This book made me fall in love with the charcters and felt the stories I would recommend this to everyone I know especially if you don't believe you should be here, you are loved and I'm glad you are alive.
I'm so glad joe got sober and he became the person he needed to be😭
This book was so inspiring and hit me hard unfortunately I know how nora felt throughout This book, and some of the topics hit home for me, the best advice I can give any reader is please take care of yourself after reading this there is plenty of heavy topics
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
laurenmaria422's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
That said, the book still resonated with me. I don't think the point is "Suddenly Nora was cured of depression." I don't think that was meant to be the message, or at least that's not what I took away from it. As someone who was diagnosed with ADHD at 26, my life has been full of both excitement and paralysis at how many possibilities there are. Wanting to do everything and feeling I need to be as good as I possibly can to make up for the lost years. Feeling regret over dropping out of engineering in university, turning down the offer to go to one of the best math and science high schools and wondering if I'd maybe have gotten into MIT and become an engineer had I done that, even though my life would have turned out different. Regret at friendships I lost. It's easy to drown in self-pity.
I appreciated the message of the book, however simplistic. It's a good reminder to slow down, be kind to others, and stop to really look at things, and to have hope, even when things really suck (and they do, often). I've been depressed before and I've had suicidal thoughts before, and sometimes these thoughts come up again, even years after I finally got out of the despair I was in. The only way to get out of that pit was to live. To engage with the world despite the fact that I felt like I didn't know how to live, and eventually I was able to feel something other than numbness. It's not some instant transformation over night and I still struggle with needing to do everything and be everything. We don't get to live a million lives instantly and change overnight like Nora, but I saw myself in Nora. Not really knowing what I wanted. Avoiding opportunities. Letting life happen to me instead of being decisive and present. It's not a perfect book, but it's one that will stick with me.
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Vomit, Stalking, and Car accident
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
keenanmaree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Drug abuse