Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, by Hank Green
9 reviews
saricostanzo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Racism, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicide
alysereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
polychromatic_hedgehog_parable's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, Addiction, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Vomit, Racism, and Colonisation
c95newman'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? It's complicated
5.0
Following April's death the gang is attempting to pick up the pieces of their former lives and learn to live without her. But then they start getting mysterious books that seem to know exactly what they are going to do, and has some clues and advice for them. Cue an adventure with a few 20 somethings, a cyborg, a monkey, and a potato plant.
I REALLY loved this book. One thing I think Hank Green does super well is mix his huge life-changing stories with a bit of whimsy. It reminds me a bit of hitchhiker's guide. And it makes the story more fun in the heavy parts.
Each chapter of the book changes the narrator, and is titled with the name of the narrator. I like how we get the thoughts of all of the flawed characters, and I really resonate with Andy's character development. I feel like his flaws are easy to criticize from the outside, but are way more relatable when you see his inner monologs. I wasnt a huge fan of Carl's chapters, mostly because they were extremely confusing and while obviously Carl's powers are not real, Hank Green still tried to explain them in a scientific way that didn't make sense to me as a non scientist.
It focused really heavily on fame, the power of social media, and society. I really like how the themes carried over from the last book.
The queer representation in this book was perfect. Its really hard to find a book with queer characters that are characterized well and thoughtfully, especially by a (presumably) not queer person. Just like the first book, the relationships were realistic and the queer characters had traits other than "queer".
Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Vomit
Several characters loose control over their bodies or minds. Its a key plot pointcerilouisereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Gore, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
nixieba25f'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
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Slavery, and Xenophobia
scruffie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Medical content, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Death, Cursing, and Sexism
laurenleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Medical content and Gun violence
Minor: Racism
laurenwerlinger's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I've found that usually, sequels don't live up to their predecessors, but in this case, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor was better than An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. I think this is mostly due to the fact that we get a few different POVs. While I'm not usually a fan of switching between the perspectives of different characters, it was done so well here.
On top of that, Hank Green's wisdom and observations are so smart, meaningful, and comforting. This is exactly how I want my sci-fi to be written.
Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gore, and Forced institutionalization