A review by emmajaye
We Still Live by Sara Dobie Bauer
5.0
Stunning as usual, Sara!
Another exceptional tale with characters and setting so real you could just walk into them. Isaac, a big guy, is running from his own FUBAR past, one of his own making, then falls into a rabbit hole in his new job by falling for a fellow teacher, the fragile, snarky, 'twink' John Conlon.
Oh ok, seen this sort of plot before I thought. But I haven't. This is SO MUCH MORE. Woven through the developing relationship is the town's recovery from a school shooting. Some face it, some hide, and even with fragile mental health, John powers through.
What I LOVED about this book was John's depth of character, his urge to carry on, to 'deal' even when he's not. It felt so damn real.
Read it. It'll stay with you for all the right reasons - simply, its a wonderfully written book.
Another exceptional tale with characters and setting so real you could just walk into them. Isaac, a big guy, is running from his own FUBAR past, one of his own making, then falls into a rabbit hole in his new job by falling for a fellow teacher, the fragile, snarky, 'twink' John Conlon.
Oh ok, seen this sort of plot before I thought. But I haven't. This is SO MUCH MORE. Woven through the developing relationship is the town's recovery from a school shooting. Some face it, some hide, and even with fragile mental health, John powers through.
What I LOVED about this book was John's depth of character, his urge to carry on, to 'deal' even when he's not. It felt so damn real.
Read it. It'll stay with you for all the right reasons - simply, its a wonderfully written book.