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A review by beckychristina
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.25
This is my first John Green YA novel that I’ve read as an adult. I adored his books as a teen and was nervous to come back to his YA work as an adult, but I didn’t need to be. I had forgotten that Green treats teens as adults in ways that other authors do not.
This is book was a challenging read, it wasn’t easy to spend time in the head of someone with such severe anxiety. I did feel like the depiction was honest, but personally found it to be too much. Imagine this would be far more tolerable for less sensitive readers.
That being said, I did enjoy the book and I’m glad to have read it. The relationships in the novel were so realistic. I particularly loved the hopeful, but not happily ever after note this book ended on.
This is book was a challenging read, it wasn’t easy to spend time in the head of someone with such severe anxiety. I did feel like the depiction was honest, but personally found it to be too much. Imagine this would be far more tolerable for less sensitive readers.
That being said, I did enjoy the book and I’m glad to have read it. The relationships in the novel were so realistic. I particularly loved the hopeful, but not happily ever after note this book ended on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness