Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

163 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

lindyloureads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, and Car accident

aimeeanastasia's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

ohclairebear's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

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

libcolleen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

torianne9413's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content

Moderate: Medical trauma and Death of parent

lethaltouch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I think this book encapsulated well living with OCD, thanks to John Green's personal experience with it. There were many, many moments that were very quoteable and I found profound and intriguing.

Personally, Davis' character resonated the most with me despite Aza's OCD and I thought that his character was written well. In general, I thought all characters were well thought out, especially for the majority of main characters being teenagers.

I liked the complexity of relationships between characters and especially seeing how this was expressed in regards to Aza's OCD.

The ending of her relationship with Davis was sad but ultimately necessary in showing the effects mental illness can have on relationships, and also clarified the integrity in his character. Hope he becomes real one day. I think the .25 off a 5 star review is payback for the watering down of Davis' character in the movie.

Seriously, a great book that I literally ate in a few days, will definitely reread as is accurate representation and very interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

deliak03's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This book was amazing, I truly loved it!  As someone with OCD, reading about Azas experience with OCD and other mental health disorders was eye opening and very informative.  I also liked the mysterious subplot that subtly evolved throughout the story.  Overall, the book was a great read that kept me entertained and involved in the life and experiences of the characters of the book. 10/10 recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Vomit