Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

105 reviews

dreamcat's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.0

Slow start and middle, but by 3/4 of the way through, I was invested. The conversations are unrealistic. I've never met people who quote poetry as much as these characters do - and it's almost EVERY character. But the metaphors are beautiful and touching and I felt Aza's anxiety and OCD was portrayed well. The missing billionaire seemed more like an unnecessary side plot; especially when Aza herself says "no, mom - my worsening mental health has had nothing to do with the money." So... Why is this a part of the book if it has no influence on your mental health? The whole mystery didn't actually seem to affect Aza at all. It just gave her a reason to have a boy crisis. Overall: beautiful metaphors and great portrayal of anxiety. Not much plot or realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, Self harm, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

issy_jacob's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

annie_crossings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

once again phenomenal. absolutely devastating read. aza’s struggles sometimes so closely parallel my own from when i was her age that i can’t believe she wasn’t based off of me at times. her spiralings on the belief of self are somehow inquisitive and interesting and horrifying and real. john greens writing is like a waterfall, so rich and honest, like a stream of consciousness that’s been composed into elegance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, and Classism

thebelovedreadingnook's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

kosmos42o's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Dysphoria, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit and Body horror

khradil's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Medical content, and Mental illness

lladnar42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.25

John Green’s ability to craft a beautiful and compelling sentence that makes you stop and feel something in your body is incredible. Aza is an incredible character. Davis and Daisy are strong foils. I enjoyed the pacing and the narration a lot. I do not have OCD, but there are people in my life who struggle with OCD and anxiety. The depiction of the spiral was compelling. The motif of finding metaphor/language inadequate to describe pain is a strong one. Ending left me with a sense of sad and joyful acceptance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

wynrii's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

I liked it and have nothing to complain about except for that I felt as if there was something missing throughout the entire story. 

Although, Out of all the coming of age contemporary teen books I have read, this one is my least favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

grboph's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I read this book early in high school but decided to read it again because I didn't really remember anything about it. I liked it a lot - the story was creative and interesting, and I like that it portrays mental health conditions in such a humanizing way. Aza and Daisy's friendship was also great, and while I am admittedly a bit sad that Aza and Davis did not end up together, I think that was the most realistic thing that could have happened. It did feel a little teenager-deep at times, but in general, it was really entertaining and I'm very glad I decided to reread it! I'd recommend this one to anyone who is a fan of John Green or is interested in stories about mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Grief, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Kidnapping

dogtor_kibby's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

John Green’s eloquence is on display as always. Minimal plot but a thought-provoking and powerful depiction of anxiety and OCD. A quick read, but a pleasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide