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A review by brookey8888
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was really enjoyable. It was harder hitting than I thought it was going to be. I honestly forgot what this was about so it was basically a mystery to me. I loved a lot of the topics discussed like grief and family and coming of age as while as sexuality. I really enjoyed the characters even though they were really quirky. I didn’t really love the writing style and how everything was described like it was to arty for me. Which makes sense why because they are artists but it was too much for me at times. Also I didn’t love the age gap of a 16 year old and a 19 year old. They did discuss it but then they just continued on.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol