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2 starsSir, you don't understand. It's turtles all the way down.Did I love this book? No. Did I hate this book. No. This book was mediocre at best. It follows a 16 year old girl, Aza who suffers from OCD, whilst also having to invesitage the disappearance of a billionaire with her best friend. Pros○ I really enjoyed the OCD represntation / mental illness representation. I enjoyed reading this aspect through the point of view of Aza. ○ I enjoyed the bits and piece of the relationship between Davis and Aza. Cons○ The plot..... What even was the plot. I got so lost. The plot was so boring and uneventful. The ending of the plot was one of the worst. I have never been so angry. ○ "HOLMESY." That nickname got so annoying ○ Although I did like some bits of Davis and Aza's relationship, some parts they sounded like old people talking instead of 16 year olds talking. ○ Aza's mum is written in such a cliched way Overall, I was actually quite disappointed with the book. Yes, it was well-written (also quite pretentious as always) and the aspect of mental illness shone through, but the overall basis of the plot wasn't even there. I was so excited to read this book as there were so many reviews praising this book, but I was let down. I do believe that there are other people who will enjoy this book, but I am the minority who didn't.
Ik had er meer van verwacht. Het voelde alsof ik een soort subplot aan het lezen was en het mainplot niet zag. Greens schrijfstijl is super smooth, maar het verhaal miste iets voor mijn gevoel.
I be said it before and I'll say it again: I actually kind of love it when there isn't a happily ever after the way the beginning wants you to believe there could be. I love books depicting mental health struggles. I absolutely screamed at how accurate and beautifully worded some of the scenes play out.
This was heavy, but in a way I needed it to be. It's definitely not light reading (or listening) but its a story that deserves to be heard. The only reason for the 4 stars is due to the fact it seemed to drone on when it wasn't necessary.However, the main character was a little too close for comfort. John Green found a way to put things into words I would have never been able to.I found myself getting slightly angry at some of the side characters for not helping the main character when it seems she needed it the most. But then again, she could have been masking very well.
tbh the grandma was cool, other people?? not so much- also shout out to the lizard getting the inheritance- youre a badass / 2 star now,3 star then (as a teen)/
Not sure what to think at the mo. The handling of her mental illness was done very well in my opinion and I related to her so much. However the solving of the mystery felt kinda rushed and random. Nevertheless it was a very realistic novel that dealt with the harsh reality of mental illness without glamourising it as far too many novels seem to do. Short but sweet.
"No one ever says goodbye unless they want to see you again."It is really hard to put into words what this book means to me but I shall try. I receive treatment from a mental illness (not OCD) so I wasn't sure if I would connect with Aza or not. At first, I didn't. I felt sympathy for her character and felt frustrated when she did but that was it. But as the story continued and she described her spiral and her fear of complete darkness and complete lack of senses, I felt like finally someone had put into words what I haven't been able to for years: "Imagine you're trying to find someone, or even you're trying to find yourself, but you have no senses, no way to know where the walls are, which way is forward or backward...You're senseless and shapeless - you feel like you can only describe what you are by identifying what you're not, and you're floating around in a body with no control...You're just stuck in there, totally alone, in this darkness."I have felt like I had no control; I have felt like the only way to define myself was by defining the things I couldn't do or by describing the things that have held me back, the tragedies that have made up my life so far. But I am not just these things but I do realize that I let them define me more than they should. Just like Aza, I am trying to find the bottom turtle and I have to realize that it is turtles all the way down. We have to do our best to live in the present, allowing ourselves to think about the past and how it has changed us but not let the past stop us from believing in the future.Thank you John Green for writing this beautiful story. And you are totally right - everyone deserves the treatment they need. "There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't."