A review by booshort
You Were Here by Cory McCarthy
5.0
This book was surprisingly great.
The reason I say surprisingly is because I hadn't heard one thing about it before I saw it at the book store. To be honest I only got it for the cover, and the integration of art and comics throughout the story.
But wow. This story really stuck with me.
It's about these five, recently graduated, teenagers that are basically figuring out what to do with the rest of their lives. All have their own individual backgrounds and issues to overcome. Whether that be a recently broken heart, surviving longer than an older sibling, overcoming anxiety, coming to terms with changes in the future, or figuring out who you truly are.
I connected to this book more than I ever have with a book before.
I relate to Zach; because I'm not ready for my friends and I to move away from one another.
I relate to Mik; because I myself have social anxiety.
I relate to Natalie; because I think I want to change who I am when I move.
Graduation is coming up for me this year, and I still don't think I'm ready, but this book helped me significantly.
I'd recommend this to absolutely anybody, because this book deals with it all.
The reason I say surprisingly is because I hadn't heard one thing about it before I saw it at the book store. To be honest I only got it for the cover, and the integration of art and comics throughout the story.
But wow. This story really stuck with me.
It's about these five, recently graduated, teenagers that are basically figuring out what to do with the rest of their lives. All have their own individual backgrounds and issues to overcome. Whether that be a recently broken heart, surviving longer than an older sibling, overcoming anxiety, coming to terms with changes in the future, or figuring out who you truly are.
I connected to this book more than I ever have with a book before.
I relate to Zach; because I'm not ready for my friends and I to move away from one another.
I relate to Mik; because I myself have social anxiety.
I relate to Natalie; because I think I want to change who I am when I move.
Graduation is coming up for me this year, and I still don't think I'm ready, but this book helped me significantly.
I'd recommend this to absolutely anybody, because this book deals with it all.