Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

15 reviews

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Drug use, and Eating disorder

rosegoes3's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This book is heavy, especially for someone like me who also is mentally ill, it was hard sometimes not to spiral as Aza spirals. 

I love John Green’s prose and his understanding of the human condition. Well done. 

Daisy sucks. Some of the characters felt very flat and the use of setting was sometimes odd but the dialogue and internal conflict make up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Body horror, and Car accident

cstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This, to me, is such an important book. Though the plot itself may not be tremendously innovative, Green's descriptions of the emotional highs and lows of life with anxiety/OCD are at once nauseating, jarring, and comforting in their accuracy. The last few paragraphs gave me goosebumps. As with "The Anthropocene Reviewed," I am profoundly grateful for Green's work here. A rare reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

isalovestheocean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

remcc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Car accident, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts