Turtles All the Way Down

“And the thing is, when you lose someone, you realize you'll eventually lose everyone.”

I highlighted this quote because as someone with bpd it really stuck out to me and it's something that I have had breakdowns about.

“I'm sorry.”“You say that a lot.”“I feel it a lot.”

I've heard a lot of mixed reviews when it came to this book and I was so pleasantly surprised when I first began reading and realised how much of a cute and beautiful story it really is.

John Green has always had the ability to write characters that I can't help but root for and fall in love with.

“But you give your thoughts too much power, Aza. Thoughts are only thoughts. They are not you. You do belong to yourself, even when your thoughts don't.”

This is such great advice and it's something my own therapist has said to me. I needed to highlight it because it's a good reminder. I appreciate seeing a character who has the same thoughts and anxieties that a lot of people do in society. It makes me feel seen.

The characters were everything I wanted them to be and I can't express how happy that makes me. All of them quickly became special to me. I'm starting to see that John Green is the common denominator when it comes to that.

I could say so much more about this book but I would be here forever so what I'm going to say is that I am so happy I finally took the time to read this book and I will definitely be revisiting it in the future.