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It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

11 reviews

meaglovesbooks's review

dark funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Homophobia

raythecatlover's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Self harm, Alcohol, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

renreads2much's review

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

Read all in one night on a whim, I'm probably not the most reliable source for an opinion

• I relate to the main character's feelings about school and intelligence
• The main character and his best friend Aaron remind me of a friendship I used to have
• The book moves really slow at times and I think the formatting and organization of information could've been better. Or put in a different order that was more interesting to read. 
• The main character is really bland to me. Feels kind of like a self insert or a blank slate for the reader to project themselves on to. I'm not his biggest fan. The side characters are really interesting though, I wish we got to see them more. 
• Finding community within a time of pain and reaching out to loved ones
• I dont like the way they talk about trans people or women
• Shows stigma and fetishization about mental health, especially within other teenagers
• I really disliked the ending, it left me feeling gross. I think it was really bad and not good for other people to be looking up to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

selahmichelle's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Homophobia

kurisukurisu's review

emotional reflective 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

3.0

Liked the depression, disliked the transphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia

emma_deeter's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Transphobia

littlefox1322's review

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Eating disorder, Medical content, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Classism, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Deadnaming

Minor: Transphobia, Miscarriage, Outing, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, and Homophobia

bubothereader's review

medium-paced

Been in a bit of a reading slump since finishing It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. I’m not going to rate it out of politeness to the author who died by suicide in 2013. I had a lot of issues with this book, but my biggest was it made me feel unwell mentally after reading it. If you have MIs, I don’t suggest. It is an own-voice record, which is better than most MI books. Just know if you decide to read it, please go in prepared.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

alyssa_cd's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

jarnbooks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Homophobia