Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

18 reviews

kellyeweber's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

grboph's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this book for my sociology class, and I'm very glad I did because I likely would never have discovered it otherwise. It is a very interesting commentary on wealth and class while also being very interesting to read and having compelling (although not always loveable) characters. I really like how it explored the concept of family relationships and generational divides. I'm definitely excited to analyze it using a more sociological bent. I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes stories about rich-people shenanigans or dysfunctional families.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Minor: Colonisation, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

kdailyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Drug use, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Racism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Bullying

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Fatphobia

sejw's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infidelity

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

I love a story about rich people. That said, I think the characterisation gets lost in the author's (earnest!) effort to make a point. I found myself comparing it to Christopher Beha's The Index of Self-Destructive Acts and craving more of the nuance Beha strikes there.

But as I said: sometimes simply reading about the lives of the ultra-wealthy is very fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Infidelity, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

tabear's review against another edition

medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Infertility

Moderate: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I almost stopped reading this book after about 30 pages.  It appeared to be another "poor little rich kids" book set in New York.  However, I continued and ended up with a book with a different take on the same old story.  I applaud the author's direction with the book, but there were enough dull moments that I can't give this book four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

I *hated* the snobby, rich Stockton family at first. I wouldn’t call their character development very transformative and the “happy ending” was kind of a bare minimum effort. However, it was a quick, easy, and left me wanting to know more about how the family grows and each character develops

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content

kitwhelan's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

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

4.0

First of all, Sasha should have run far, far away from this family and their insanity. 

But given that, I’m impressed with how the author made each character - even Georgiana, who is so spoiled and ignorant - a good arc. I read the book in one sitting and was horrified, compelled, and impressed by the misadventures of these rich people in a world I’ll thankfully never know.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Racism