anton13's review against another edition
- 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
Star -Belly
Nervous breakdown - Black Flag
Is it really so strange? - the smiths
Baby, let me follow you down - Bob Dylan
The whole Astral Weeks album by Van Morrison
T.B. Sheets - Van Morrison
The whole Nashville Skyline album by Bob Dylan
You’re the one that I want - Grease
Tangled up in blue - Bob Dylan
Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith
Christmas in prison - John Prine
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault
alex_oake's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Blood, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug use
millysnoe's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Injury/injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
finiscelinis's review
- 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
3.0
I do not recommend this to mentally ill people. Too brutal and triggering.
Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Car accident, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Vomit
Brutaltexas_reznikoff's review
- 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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, and Blood
prachidayal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
- Long read (10 hours)
- Factually inaccurate about hospitals, has terrible and unrealistic dialogue, and too much italicization (I just don't like her writing style.) The book got really boring after Blue returned. The trauma wore the character due to poor character development.
- I liked the writing from Louisa.
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment
123erty456's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit
bekah_rose19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse
joeexoticsolos's review
- 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
<“dear Ellis, I have something really fucking angelic to tell you.”> a sentence that broke me.
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Alcoholism, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
lei_readz's review
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship