A review by bookstagramuser
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
**Spoilers Below**
⚠️TW: Suicide⚠️
I Was Here is a book about a young girl called Cody that is dealing with the loss of her bestfriend Meg, who sadly took her own life. Taken with grief, Cody just cannot imagine a world where Meg was responsible for taking her own life and after meeting Megs college friends and hearing more and more about her life away from the small town they grew up in, Cody took it upon herself to do some investigations into Megs tragic death. This book is an easy read yet a difficult one all wrapped into one. It takes you through the journey of grief and denial that Cody goes down. What's even heavier is learning that Meg is based off of a young lady called Suzy who was real and really did end her own life. Although heavy, this book has a big lesson about forgiveness and understanding not to blame yourself when in a situation like Cody. I would recommend this book if you are able to read heavier stuff like this. And if anyone is going through anything similar, there are numbers in the back of the book that you can reach out to. You're not alone and my dms are always open!❤️
⚠️TW: Suicide⚠️
I Was Here is a book about a young girl called Cody that is dealing with the loss of her bestfriend Meg, who sadly took her own life. Taken with grief, Cody just cannot imagine a world where Meg was responsible for taking her own life and after meeting Megs college friends and hearing more and more about her life away from the small town they grew up in, Cody took it upon herself to do some investigations into Megs tragic death. This book is an easy read yet a difficult one all wrapped into one. It takes you through the journey of grief and denial that Cody goes down. What's even heavier is learning that Meg is based off of a young lady called Suzy who was real and really did end her own life. Although heavy, this book has a big lesson about forgiveness and understanding not to blame yourself when in a situation like Cody. I would recommend this book if you are able to read heavier stuff like this. And if anyone is going through anything similar, there are numbers in the back of the book that you can reach out to. You're not alone and my dms are always open!❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
**SPOILER**
The main plot of this book is that a young girl is pushed to commit suicide via an online forum and the guy that encouraged her got away with it because he didn't "technically" do anything wrong. The Author said that she based this story off of something that actually happened. I found it extremely upsetting so I just want to be very clear and transparent about how sad it is. I know this is a spoiler completely but it's something that people may want to know when considering this book.