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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i love the format - there aren’t any specific chapters, it goes from quarter to quarter of a school year and whenever there is a change in topic it will be labeled with something that goes along with the topic
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Sexual assault
An emotional transformation read of highschool tragedy and the solitude of grief suffered in silence.
This book is. So. Powerful.
It's full of beautiful symbolism and metaphors and idioms etc etc. The first person pov ROCKS for this book, as opposed to a third person pov which would have made the book seem drier and created a more detached feeling overall.
Laurie Halse Anderson is astounding at dealing with unspoken issues that present themselves quite often in daily life, but yet are never talked about and normalized.
I strongly recommend this book for anyone who need someone to talk to but can't quite "talk".
It's full of beautiful symbolism and metaphors and idioms etc etc. The first person pov ROCKS for this book, as opposed to a third person pov which would have made the book seem drier and created a more detached feeling overall.
Laurie Halse Anderson is astounding at dealing with unspoken issues that present themselves quite often in daily life, but yet are never talked about and normalized.
I strongly recommend this book for anyone who need someone to talk to but can't quite "talk".
I don't usually say this, but I much preferred the movie to the book.
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
This book was well done. I don’t think I would have found it had I not seen people logging it here on goodreads.
There were a few parts where I felt it was boring teenage dribble, but then realized that authenticated the story.
This is possibly the first YA story I read where I felt like I was actually inside the mind of a teenager. She still felt s little older/mature for 13/14, but compared to most YA where the 16yo is more like 27...
I want to rate this a 3 to a 3.5, but remembering i am an adult reading a book for teenagers, it’s a 4. I also think this is one of the few times the narrator subtracted
There were a few parts where I felt it was boring teenage dribble, but then realized that authenticated the story.
This is possibly the first YA story I read where I felt like I was actually inside the mind of a teenager. She still felt s little older/mature for 13/14, but compared to most YA where the 16yo is more like 27...
I want to rate this a 3 to a 3.5, but remembering i am an adult reading a book for teenagers, it’s a 4. I also think this is one of the few times the narrator subtracted