Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

45 reviews

heckin_hello's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Exactly what you'd expect from a book with this title. In addition to the focus on the two main characters and the relationship they foster, I thought it was an elegant touch to interweave several additional character stories into the larger picture - showing just how accidentally connected we really are.

As far as the two main characters, Mateo and Rufus; I did find Mateo to be particularly frustrating the first half of the book, but that just lent to the charm of him as the story progressed. I would have liked to see a larger focus on Rufus and his growth, personally. It felt like the book was split 75/25 between Mateo's issues and Rufus'.

Spoiler

The short story "The Father Does Not Die at the End" included in the collector's edition was so heartbreaking... and absolutely tied the story off in a perfect way. I would not have considered the story complete without it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

lynsea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

This hurt in all the right ways. Definitely a book for you if you’re looking ti read about a deep connection that is honestly so rare. But it’s out there, even in the most unlikely of places, which is also something the book touches on. So well written and heartaching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Mental illness

Minor: Chronic illness and Animal death

caroline1999's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Suicide, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

meutism's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings

shelbysaldan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

it's very interesting how the story plays out, you don't except most of the plot, the only REALLY predictable thing is the ending, for obvious reasons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug use, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

jazdono's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was really sweet, and I enjoyed reading it. The ending was a bit underwhelming, but it matched real life and made me think about life in a really beautiful way. 
The book offered an intersection of escapism—with a scifi style premise—and an ordinary slice-of-life story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Car accident, Blood, and Suicide attempt

This book is definitely dark and handles a lot of potentially triggering topics very honestly. Because of the perspective shifts, you hear some really dark thoughts in different characters’ minds.

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• 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

3.25

First things first: Silvera has a major talent for characterization. Everyone in this book is now my best friend. The set up of this book is exactly like There There by Tommy Orange. The multi pov isn't my favorite, and I could have done without it. The bright side is that it led us into the worldbuilding aspects and how this construct affects society through individual experiences.  The ending annoyed me though. It did make me shed a tear. Some subplots were just completely unnecessary though. It was okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

rissaandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

My only complaint about this book is that the beginning is a little slow. But I love this book so, so much. It's one of my absolute favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Violence