Author: Jennifer Niven
Genre: realistic fiction
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Rating:
.JPG) |
| Oh. My. Goodness. |
Summary: Finch and Violet met on the ledge of their school bell tower. Violet is a well liked "good girl" still overwhelmed by her sister's death a year ago; Finch is the school freak, know to behave impetuously and at times violently. When they pair up on a class project they start to look at the world and themselves differently. As Violet learns to embrace life, though, Finch's is slipping away.
My opinion: This book simply blew me away. I just...wow. Let me list the positives: 1)The sensitive portrayal of metal illness. The characters are fully fleshed out, dynamic and human. 2)The detailed exploration of the undoing that is grief. Finch doesn't judge Violet's continuing grief. He simply helps her to keep living. 3)The joy of the every day. Really, the way these characters find magic and beauty and meaning in just the smallest of things is wonderful. 4)The message about labels. Labels can, by their very nature, harm people. 5)The sense of atmosphere and character. And while the ending is not the one I would have picked, it is realistic and satisfying.
More information: All the Bright Places releases January 6th.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley.
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