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A review by zabcia
The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg
4.0
85%
In the afterword the author says someone once told him it was "deeply irresponsible" to discuss suicide with the youth, and I wholeheartedly disagree with whoever said that to him: I think it is vital to discuss the topic, and to do so in-depth, as this book did. Demystifying the feelings that surround and ultimately cause suicide is the best way to prevent it from happening; hearing someone say "you matter, you're not alone" is not even close to enough to stop someone from going through with it, but knowing that others have had the exact same feelings and they managed to survive them just might.
In the afterword the author says someone once told him it was "deeply irresponsible" to discuss suicide with the youth, and I wholeheartedly disagree with whoever said that to him: I think it is vital to discuss the topic, and to do so in-depth, as this book did. Demystifying the feelings that surround and ultimately cause suicide is the best way to prevent it from happening; hearing someone say "you matter, you're not alone" is not even close to enough to stop someone from going through with it, but knowing that others have had the exact same feelings and they managed to survive them just might.