Reviews

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

thewinterizzy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Reread in prep for the movie release and it’s still my favorite John Green book. 🧡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

suvata's review

4.0

I’m pretty sure that John Green is really a 16-year-old girl. He’s got that persona down pat. As always, Green tackles issues that many teenagers face today. This time it’s a germaphobe who falls in love while trying to solve the mystery of a disappearance. Whew! The love story and the mystery were okay but the part about the phobia was very interesting. I didn’t like it as well as The Fault in our Stars. Still, I will keep buying all John Green’s books because I enjoy his writing style very much.

casie1143's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

amandaharkins99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

bunnybunnysenpai's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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

4.0

peculiarly_reading's review

3.75

John Green nails white, suburban, adolescent self-discovery! I appreciated the dissonance of being in Aza’s head versus being in her everyday life. Had I been in high school when I read this, my tumblr blog would have been dedicated to it. 

eb385's review against another edition

4.5

I don't quite know what I'm feeling but this book really hit me very hard and unexpectedly 

prunella's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

rjdevore2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

sophiexmae25's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad fast-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

3.5

Younger me ate this shit up! But as an adult, rereading it…. I still ate that shit up! Re-reading in anticipation for the movie. I really like the casual dropping of banger lines from Green. The influx of quotes, poetic language, and jaw-dropping lines are my favorite part of the novel. 
I really enjoyed feeling seen through Aza’s inner monologue. Trying to get everyone around me to read it so they understand just how weird it is to feel like something else is in charge of your brain, instead of you. The optics of her mental were solid, but I wish that there was more development between Aza and her friends.  They were a little static to me. Overall would read and reccomend again and again.