Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

7 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

Another young adult book I really enjoyed set in a high school. The story is of Charlie, whose best friend Michael dies, leaving him without friends as others close to him no longer want to know Charlie. He makes friends with Sam and Partick, also known as nothing due to his phrase call me Patrick or nothing. Patrick is gay and in a relationship with Brad, who is desperate to keep their relationship a secret. The book is entirely made of beautifully written letters from Charlie to a friend who remains anonymous. We can speculate who this is, but it is not revealed. Read as part of my banned books book club pick banned due to alcohol, drug and sex content, but you know what that's teenagers for you and they will be involved in this regardless of whether a book is banned so it's a big pah to the book banners. Full of teenage angst and deep themes, I really liked it. My favourite quote " you get the love you think you deserve" emotive fab stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

d00rframe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

this book was good, made me very emotional cause I relate to it and the epilogue talking about the hospital really did envision what it feels like to be a psych patient. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

sotor_je_padu's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful coming of age story. One of my absolute favourites. I like the format it takes (diary). It makes me feel like close friend of the main character. It's indie and fun. The end is devastating but it feels hopeful. It's a surprisingly good insight into a mind of a teenager.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

mylittle_versailles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book has changed my brain
It’s such a comfort read especially for teenagers. It feels like you grow up with the characters and learn from their mistakes. It also touches topics like mental illness and sexuality which nearly every teen has to deal with at some point. You’ll feel less alone then or at least I did :)

I love this book more then anything and it perfectly captures the experience of growing up and being a teenager 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, and Outing

via_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Racism and Violence

fatimaa_'s review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

silverrae's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, and Miscarriage