Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Tartarughe all'infinito by John Green

263 reviews

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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? No

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

This review is going to be short and sweet, which is wild because I usually do not stfu! Anyway, my mind is in a million places today but I do want to say that if you haven't read a John Green book yet, take this as your sign to do so! He is probably one of three cishet white men that I will read anything by him lol. The way he wrote the mental health representation here was beautiful, and I teared up a few times reading this. His writing and his characters are tender, flawed (as humans are), authentic, hopeful, and comforting. His writing is an example of young adult main characters getting their due and being portrayed in a respectful and compassionate way! 

see content warnings listed below and take care while reading! <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident

emsartorius's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

rhythmofryn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Cried all the way through but I knew I would. I know John Green has OCD and he’s done an absolutely brilliant job conveying exactly what it sounds like in my brain. I guess I just hope for me and for John and for Aza is that we all end up okay. I hope that’s not too much to ask.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Self harm, Mental illness, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit

sydneylmeyer7's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Car accident and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Death of parent

donnas_troia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Self harm

carlyjoann's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

clovetra's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Ableism, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

chelseymccrae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

casira's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I didn't have a good time with this. It was meandering and it didn't always seem entirely sure of what it was trying to say. The ending was very "love is the answer to everything" in a way that didn't seem to truly address most of what the rest of the book was about? And the characters were a bit insufferable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Chronic illness, Self harm, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Car accident and Vomit

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm