Turtles All the Way Down in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Nov 24, 2017 Rincey rated it really liked it

3.5 stars. Watch my full review: https://youtu.be/ugbA_i3hGfQ ...more

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Nov 27, 2017 Wendy E. rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, audio-book

Powerful book - I'd say it is his best one yet. It is certainly my favorite. ...more

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Jan 09, 2018 Kathryn rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary-fiction

I connected with this book a little more than I wanted to! (I read it after breaking my foot and getting various other bangs/scrapes, so all the obsessing over blood poisoning hit weirdly close to home.) I liked the protagonist, Aza; she's not a manic pixie dream girl, but a thoughtful and troubled young woman whose life is complicated by anxiety and obsessive thoughts, generally about cheery things like c. diff and human microbiota. You could say Aza is troubled because she's thoughtful; she wo ...more

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Nov 20, 2018 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, america, borrowed, contemporary, sicklit, popsugar-2018, mental-illness

Ha! John Green - I have mixed feelings about your books! I enjoyed Will Grayson, Will Grayson, but couldn't care less about the overhype Tha Faults in Our Stars.

Fortunately, Turtles all the Way Down is an enjoyable read. It has a perfect formula for me: family, friendship, a bit of mystery, not too much romance, and pretty relatable main character. Unlike the other Green's books, the dialogues are not that pretentious. Sure, there are some heavy discussions about life etc, but I'm pretty ok with ...more

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May 12, 2018 Christian rated it liked it

John Green is a pretty good writer though he does rather sing on one note. The plots are all similar and the characters are always a set of bright, articulate if somewhat strident holders of Decided Opinions. Basically John Green himself as he presents himself in his Crash Course series. If you liked any of his previous novels, you will enjoy this one as well.

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Apr 29, 2018 Lauren rated it really liked it

3.5 The missing millionaire sub-plot was pretty weird/unnecessary/out of place in this otherwise strong portrayal of teen mental illness.

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Dec 30, 2017 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary-fiction

I feel like I understand anxiety/OCD a little better. This story could only have been written by someone who has experienced something similar, so kudos to John Green for being brave enough to open up about a topic that is so challenging for people.

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