Reviews

The A to Z of You and Me by James Hannah

marshalle001's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

hiya_b's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

nightstand_reads's review against another edition

4.0

Although full of heavy subject matter, this book is beautifully written with wit, charm and compassion.

I particularly loved the frame of the book, a game of going from A to Z, picking a body part per letter and remembering a story for each.

michelehoward's review against another edition

5.0

Good YA and great telling of the end of someone's life and what is important to them in the end.

sicreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

 That was an interesting, sad and abstract story. It starts with a 40 year old that is in hospice that is increasingly getting in worse condition. I thought the way of telling the story was interesting but

the author ruined its potential.

There was many ways it could have been executed better. The man is grieving and alone. He talks to his

EX

girlfriend like she is still alive in his head.

I thought it was a nice touch that the author included how the more his conditions worsen, the more he sees and feels her.

I wished there was more elements. Also the way he was talking about a grieving underage girl was incredibly inappropriate

He asked himself why am I thinking to not tell her about my girlfriend, what am I flirting?

. It got more predictable and was disappointing, really expected more. The story had much more potential that the author wasted. 

zoefruitcake's review against another edition

4.0

A really touching tale of love, loss, guilt, consequences, and death. I knew nothing about it before and having lost my mother last year I may have avoided this story set in a hospice but actually, it was helpful rather than upsetting. I was particularly taken with the description of someone being a 'fun suck hole' which reminded me of my ex-husband who I used to call a 'fun vampire' as he could suck the fun out of anything. I imagine I will think of this often

blairfrank's review against another edition

1.0

**Won this book in a giveaway.**
The hype is better than the product. The description was fairly interesting. The story was fairly disappointing. I only had 326 pages to read and it took me 4 months to complete. I kept hoping something would get better, but it never did. I would only pick this book to read in between deciding what I wanted to read next. The storyline isn't awful, but I don't see what the rest of the reviewers are raving about. I will not be recommending this book to anyone because I don't want to waste their time.

kerinl's review against another edition

4.0

Loved this book. I'd rate it a 4.5. My only complaint is that it ended too abruptly. I would have liked a little more closure.

vzoerink's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

yiddish_anarchist's review against another edition

5.0

I read this on a trip

My review is biased, among other things, by the fact that I read this on a cross-country trip without my partner.

I was devastated, but in a good way, like only a good novel can do.