ash_bees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Reminiscent of the movie "It's A Wonderful Life," except instead of only experiencing one alternative, the protagonist experiences many. It does get a bit preachy, but so did "It's A Wonderful Life."
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
stardustmelody's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Self harm, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Grief, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Cancer, Car accident, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Medical content, and Infidelity
Minor: Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Vomit, and Stalking
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This book is obstensibly about finding a purpose and seeing the good things in life, but it's literally just "oh you see none of the bad things that happened were actually YOUR FAULT and you are unfair to blame yourself for them" I would have been fine if this was the result of one or two of the anecdotes but this was the message of LITERALLY ALL of them. There's no nuance here and our main character barely has a personality.
The writer of this book has clearly actually experienced depression, which makes this worse and proves that Own Voices isn't inherently superior. (I'm depressed too so don't come at me, I know what I'm talking about.) This writer has also definitely never experienced any actual money problems- the protagonist's vague thought at the end of the book, after being so desperately broke that they couldn't afford an uber, was "oh, I'll find some money somewhere tomorrow and buy that nice old man flowers." This line alone would have prompted a one star review. JUST FIND SOME MONEY??? JUST FIND SOME MONEY?????
Also yes turning your cat outdoors DOES actually make you a bad cat owner. hate this book, the more you think about it the more it falls apart.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Car accident, Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
readingunderblankets's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Car accident and Dementia
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Animal death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Drug use
Minor: Chronic illness, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Eating disorder
captainoliimar'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
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Dementia
Minor: Medical content, Car accident, Rape, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Gun violence, Animal death, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Stalking
chelseylb1988's review against another edition
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, Drug abuse, and Dementia
annaluisalees's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness
Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Dementia, and Death of parent
scarletthazeldine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Infidelity, Cursing, and Cancer
bookishandjoyceful's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders