Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Looking for Alaska by John Green

42 reviews

kirsty_irwin's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Car accident

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ahappylesbian's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

5.0

Sobbed my eyes out when I read this at school. Added another character I kin to my list. holy moley man what a debut book. Big trigger warning though. Stay safe, and know that you are loved and that you are enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

raine83's review against another edition

medium-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

5.0

“You never know what someone is going through. Be kind. Always.” - is the quote that best describes this book for me.

Every character, every flaw, all the differences between them, their childhood & every struggle they went through makes it real. Someone in our world is one of these characters. You’ll just never know who. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Blood, and Death of parent

sherlene_06's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

Finished this book within 10 days. It was a really reflective book. I almost cried at the climax of what happened.

The book beautifully captures, grief, death and guilt. It also explains very well the concept of the afterlife and why we believe in it if we do. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

lovecomingofage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Love this story very much ! At first I don't like the style of the author, for example I never finished "The fault of the stars", but this one is absolutely incredible ! It's a coming-of-age story, and a little bit a love story but don't read it for this, which talk about how find his place in the world.

I would love the Alaska view point it should be so interesting to see how she really thinks !

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

thelibrarianwhodidntread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

2.5

After a notable event partway through the book, it just seemed to drag on. I didn't find the characters engaging enough to make their "means to the end" compelling. I complained to friends and family who would listen that I "just can't wait to be done with this book". I'm of the belief every book should be given its own fair shot unless it's that unbearable. But alas, it was just mediocre. Not my cup of tea, really.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

romanysky's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cemilygreen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.0

This book is absolutely gorgeous and I can see myself rereading it one day. I read it in the oerfect point in my life and some of the quotes in it are amazing and things I’d like to come back to in the future. The plot is brilliantly paced and I loved all of the characters. Would recommend especially for a mid to late teenager 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

reuben394's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

han_mahoney's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt