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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
3.0

First and foremost, I need to say that this book is triggering to anyone who's suffering from anxiety. I found myself not being able to stop my brain after reading about Aza and her situation.

Apart from that, I believe it depicted truthfully how a person lives with anxiety and the pain that comes with trying to survive each day. The relationships we're pretty realistic and the one that pained me the most would definitely have to be Aza and Daisy's. As a person suffering from anxiety, it's my biggest fear that my friends view me as Daisy did Aza.

The romance was satisfactory but it wasn't the main point of the book anyway, so I didn't really pay much attention to it. That being said, I have to admit that I liked Davis as a character, he showed much strength and courage while dealing with his family situation and what he went through really made me admire him.

All in all, I have to say that I liked "Turtles all the way down". Even though it was painful to read from different reasons, I think it's a fine work that talks about mental health.