Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

131 reviews

wagnermelissam's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jeanaquinlan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a really good, inspiring book. It hits different knowing what happened to the author later on. You can tell that the author was writing about something that he experienced himself, his voice felt authentic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

cassius_orion's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

rori_does_art's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Have a tissue box on hand. It gets sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

beaaaisshyyy2008's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm and Drug use

jus111's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

so sad. I love books that make me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying

earth_to_dani's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

firedew's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

elderlyemo's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

This is my third time rereading this book and though I reread books often, I always wait a couple of years to see how this one grows. This at its core, is a very authentic depiction of a mentally ill teenagers ability to all at once be completely self obsessed whilst genuinely believing that their life has no worth, and I think as we age, we lose the ability to exist as both. 

As such, I think your age and your life experiences, as with most books, will drastically impact the way you read this story. I read it this time around in less than two hours and forgot how funny and brutal and charming and real it was. 

The character of Craig is painfully relatable, as are many of the side characters, and though I think that there are parts of this book that were unnecessary - the entirety of Noelle and Craig's relationship is vapid and forced - the overall experience of reading this book was great. 

Would definitely recommend to anyone who has ever felt burnt out and broken, especially in the midst of the terror that is adolescence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Alcoholism

yagirlgeo's review

funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit