dfbballinger's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.75
tales_of_erasmo's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.5
ace_is_the_place'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
aster_naut's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the musical to begin with and then I saw the show itself at the end of September but reading this book has made my love for this story shoot through the roof. I don't know if I would have enjoyed it as much if I hadn't seen the show but you can still read the book and love it. The writing opens up a whole other truth for Connor and even if you don't know the musical it is a must read.
Hear the story of Dear Evan Hansen and you will be found.
Hear the story of Dear Evan Hansen and you will be found.
jenkoch88's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
A really sad story, but so important for people to read.
madeeznuts's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
cosmic_wave's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nyxaslan's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars
I absolutely love this story. It's very moving, and I think everyone needs to read this. It is something I could relate to, feeling like you needed to be found some days. Striving to be more than "meh". The message that you will be found. He did wrong, but he knew it and admitted it. The value and meaning of truth and lies. He just wanted to please people. I really loved Connor's point of view in this story as well. It sheds light on what really happened as we go along. I feel it also really fits the musical, from the soundtrack I've heard. I'm not sure what else to describe this as other than amazing and hopeful. Thank you Evan Hansen.
CLOSER TO SOMETHING TRUE.
I absolutely love this story. It's very moving, and I think everyone needs to read this. It is something I could relate to, feeling like you needed to be found some days. Striving to be more than "meh". The message that you will be found. He did wrong, but he knew it and admitted it. The value and meaning of truth and lies. He just wanted to please people. I really loved Connor's point of view in this story as well. It sheds light on what really happened as we go along. I feel it also really fits the musical, from the soundtrack I've heard. I'm not sure what else to describe this as other than amazing and hopeful. Thank you Evan Hansen.
CLOSER TO SOMETHING TRUE.
yanners's review against another edition
1.0
Dear Evan Hansen,
You’re a prick.
The prickiest prick that's probably got a pointy cactus prick up your arse where the sun doesn't shine.
You come waltzing in here with your therapy emails and imposter syndrome, kiss the sister of the boy who died pages ago and whose body is most likely still warm, do some crappy gameplay pretending you’re on one of those character selection screens except this is real life and forcing your character to do drugs means everyone thinks the actual dead guy diddled his junkie self away on drugs before he did himself in.
And that GoFundMe does NOT absolve you of your crimes, mister ‘I still ended up with his sister after all that’ and miss ‘Zoe you sure got over that quick’.
Therapy clearly isn’t helping so why don’t I prescribe a PSYCHIATRIC WARD where you can stew in and realise how absolutely LOOSE that screw in your head is.
THEN WE’LL TALK
Love always, XOXO, the same old, your fellow letter-to-self weirdo Charlie
1 star
You’re a prick.
The prickiest prick that's probably got a pointy cactus prick up your arse where the sun doesn't shine.
You come waltzing in here with your therapy emails and imposter syndrome, kiss the sister of the boy who died pages ago and whose body is most likely still warm, do some crappy gameplay pretending you’re on one of those character selection screens except this is real life and forcing your character to do drugs means everyone thinks the actual dead guy diddled his junkie self away on drugs before he did himself in.
And that GoFundMe does NOT absolve you of your crimes, mister ‘I still ended up with his sister after all that’ and miss ‘Zoe you sure got over that quick’.
Therapy clearly isn’t helping so why don’t I prescribe a PSYCHIATRIC WARD where you can stew in and realise how absolutely LOOSE that screw in your head is.
THEN WE’LL TALK
Love always, XOXO, the same old, your fellow letter-to-self weirdo Charlie
1 star
mishshell's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Reading this I felt annoyed and frustrated and I’m pretty sure I hated all the characters and why are there literally two times in the audiobook where a girl who isn’t narrating just starts singing for like 30 seconds. That’s was so weird. I know it’s based on a musical but why only do it for 2 songs and one character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide