Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

124 reviews

nklimczak's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

mrsjoellebell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

kc_sears's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

evieissleepy's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I read this book years ago but finally bought a copy and decided to reread, and I still love it to this day.
I do think it is advertised weirdly, though! This isn't centered around the "mystery" of the book- it is almost 100% centered around the main character, but not in a bad way, just in a mental health way. 
I personally have OCD and anxiety, and this book is the best representation I have ever found. Aza's thought spirals and intrusive thoughts are presented so accurately. It's so easy to get stuck in your head with disorders like this- your doctors tell you it's just a thought and to "find the originator", but it's turtles all the way down. There is no originator with intrusive thoughts.
I will mention - and I did not have this warning my first read - if you have OCD or anxiety, this may be triggering. The entire book is Aza's perspective and we see her thoughts displayed in extreme detail. There are also multiple instances where she self harms

and a few where she consumes hand sanitizer

. If you're easily triggered by detailed mental health writing like this, I would recommend avoiding this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

robinmarie13's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

As a person with OCD, it was phenomenal to read a book where the main character has OCD and the author has OCD. Reading how her thoughts plague her comforted me, because it helps to know that I’m not alone in my thought spirals. I highly recommend this to anyone with OCD/anxiety and to anyone who wants to understand it better.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

verochanterelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense 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

a vulnerable, honest, and at times painful depiction of the havoc anxiety and ocd can wreck on a person and their loved ones

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

skillwithaquill'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Medical content

Other possible triggers: paranoia, intrusive thoughts, hospital content, obsessive thoughts,

minoriah's review

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

sarahthewebnerd's review

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Classism

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

jessiesnoww's review

emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Car accident