Reviews tagging Toxic relationship

Looking for Alaska, by John Green

9 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Mental illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Toxic relationship, Classism, and Medical content

nina_iv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

I like the vibes even though it is diff from what i have ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

romanysky's review

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

ssoph13ssecretlyfe's review

dark emotional 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

4.25

I loved this book and the philosophical aspect that was mixed into it. There were some dark, heavy topics covered in the story, with an intense plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Mental illness

kirbyblue's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

Overall a very good book!

Spoiler

I felt like this book captured the process of grieving very beautifully. You never really get over someone’s death, you just get used to living in a world without them in it. The prank for alaska turned her death into something cheerful, something she would have wanted. <spoiler text>
This book was heart wrenching, but still left me feeling warm by the last page. Definitely worth reading for the characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic relationship

ivannna_u's review

I don't like John Green’s writing. I guess The Fault In Our Stars is the only book I have ever enjoyed by him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

may111's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship

imcatwby's review

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, and Alcohol

joshpayne00's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a pretty enjoyable book, but I had a few issues with it.

Spoiler

  Once Alaska died pudge got pretty annoying. And I get he was in love with her and that he wanted/needed answers but he became completely narrow sited into believing he was the only one who cared, and I don’t think anyone when they loose someone thinks like that. I do love how the book ended with the final essay for religion, that was very clever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit