A review by brooketreads
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

challenging emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow! Turtles All the Way Down is so extremely heavy. Early on I immediately felt like I wasn’t the target audience for this. It seemed very YA in the beginning / high school focused. I quickly began to change my mind. I found Aza relatable as someone with mental health issues. Although, the escalation as the book went out felt devastating. At some point, I found myself thinking Daisy is a terrible friend, but the more I thought on it it’s just really the fact that Daisy doesn’t understand mental illness and certainly didn’t understand the level to which Aza struggled with it. Aza and Davis’s friendship/ relationship development was so sweet. I felt the ending was really fitting for the story.
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