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Całkiem zabawna historia by Ned Vizzini

102 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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meganfj's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.0

wish i wouldn't have read the introduction and dedication, because knowing the story made it that much harder
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averylodish's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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cow_png's review against another edition

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informative reflective 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? 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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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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rainemar14's review against another edition

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

2.75

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texassizedreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Definitely hasn't aged well in a lot of ways, but it has its merits. 
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ams5x9's review against another edition

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

2.75

I didn’t find any of this particularly funny. Wasn’t looking for comedy but they didn’t emphasize “kind of” enough in the title. Maybe it’s a better book for a teenager but this felt angsty and broody. A little “Go Ask Alice,” if you will. The dialogue was engaging and the writing was fine…but the story was insignificant and plot was lackluster.
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