Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

161 reviews

clara_g331's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book truly inspires you to feel and to think about life and everything it could mean! Remember to be lovely and know that your mountain is waiting so get on your way <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, and Suicide

alexmall029's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

As someone who loves "Looking For Alaska", it felt like the cheap knockoff version. Started slow but did have a good end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

soupsoupsoup's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Bullying, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Vomit

livthezombie's review against another edition

this book really wasn‘t good or interesting, lots of outdated views/ values (misogyny very rampant, not like other girls etc) and i just didn‘t connect to the characters. probably would have liked it more as a teenager.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming and Car accident

alex_iooo's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

ayanez427's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, and Death

potassiumk's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

This book was hard to read. I related to Violet and Finch due to their mental health struggles. I was known as the girl who tried to hang herself last year. So, seeing Finch being referred to in similar ways really hit close to home for me. Finch was one of the most real characters I've ever read. The way he acted was a great example of someone that is passively suicidal and broke the typical norm for books that have to deal with the subject. Most of the time a character who is suicidal or recovering from that is treated like the typical always-depressed person. But not for Finch. He displays a more realistic and different take on the trope. I really liked that. 

This book was powerful. It was sad but hopeful. And even if I didn't like how it ended, it was still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

mnatale100's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit, Self harm, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Animal death, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

startjpw23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is about two high school seniors who are both struggling with serious issues. They meet up in a very tense situation. They develop a friendship and then more. They help each other learn important things about themselves. The latter part of this book figuratively punched me in the gut. It tore out my heart and stomped on it. I can't remember a book affecting me as much emotionally as this book did. This book talks about some very important issues. I would give this book more than 5 stars if I could.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

katie_k1's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident and Vomit