Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

127 reviews

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

senpai_no_lie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Aza's OCD was sometimes incredibly difficult to read, but I thought it was a good story. John Green is a good author that writes teenagers who are cringey but real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

gudrqa's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. 
I loved how the mental illness of the main character was depicted - not as something quirky and interesting but as something devastating and mentally exhausting. I loved how she wasn’t just cured of it in a magical, inspirational way but rather showed to slowly learn how to cope and that it gets better and worse over time.

I found the main „plot” not that interesting but it wasn’t really the main focus of the book. It wanted us to focus more on the characters.

I really liked how the book dealt with friendship - that’s why I am SO VERY disappointed that in the very end (it’s not a spoiler - and I can’t wrap it properly in spoilers tags so continue cautiously)

There is a quote

You remember your first love because they show you, prove to you, that you can love and be loved, that nothing in this world is deserved except for love, that love is both how you become a person, and why

About specifically ROMANTIC love.
And I couldn’t disagree more, especially since the book showed us different types of love.
I admit, that it could be just a misplacement of the (very long) sentence and that the author wanted us to consider love as not only a romantic thing but a general feeling of love. And I hope that was the case.
But honestly it is sandwiched between sentences about romantic love so I am still disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

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,

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

smolfrog's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

jerbarger's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This is truly a remarkable piece of fiction. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Toxic friendship

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

sunsorbit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Suicide attempt

oatmooolissa's review

funny informative medium-paced

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

4.5

Beautifully written, tragic, raw, real. “I doubt therefore i think therefore i am”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Car accident