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Całkiem zabawna historia by Ned Vizzini

68 reviews

alandajread's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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anjh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

3.75

“So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live.”

this book was good both in the sense that it was gripping and easy to read but also real in the sense that there were real life problems and struggles and these were kind of normalised in a way. 

tw: unalive thoughts, SH, depression
i liked the way the author gave the imagery of “tentacles” and “anchors”, the former being things that get in the way of your life and make you anxious and distressed, and the latter being things that you’re drawn to for happiness and to feel better. 
i also liked the depiction of SI and what it felt like and how easy it is to slip into depression. though i did feel like the way Craig reached out was perhaps made to look “easy” when in reality this can be really hard. 
i did like how diverse the community in the hospital was and how Craig became more open minded after hearing everyone’s stories throughout his stay. 

would recommend if you’re looking for a book with mental illness rep but ofc check the tws first. 
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cow_png's review against another edition

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informative reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

ehhhhhhh it was fineeeeeeee... i think it would've been life changing when i was 12-15 when i was like super depressed but then i would learn what happened to the author. 
ALSO super hated the just mega transphobia like for no reason?? she was there just to be transphobia, left, got called a slur and never talked about again! 
it was an ok book, been of a let down :( 
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ashsando's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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dicksonsj's review against another edition

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

5.0

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jrow's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Reminds me of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Not bad, but really check the trigger warnings before reading.
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fink1129's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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perth_is's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring 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

the only reason this book isn’t higher is because of the transphobia and racism.
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musicreads's review against another edition

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funny 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

2.5

This book took me a while to get through. In all honesty it was one of my least favorite reads. I didn't like how a good half of the book was just about sex. Especially considering the charcters who are 15. I know teenagers have sex but having be such a big part of the book was actually annoying and made it hard to read, it disgusted me a little. I'm also not sure if I'm just making a big deal of this but I didn't like how the book talked about a certain caharcter who was described as, "transvestile." I know it was a different time but I really didn't like seeing a slur ( not the word transvestile btw) on page for absolutely no reason. It added nothing to the story.
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holliesatchell's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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