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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In the first part of the book, I was like, why am I reading this?? A bunch of boarding school kids trying to find meaning in their lives through sex, parties, and drinking and pulling stupid pranks on their enemies. With some philosophical musings in between. The Asian character didn’t feel as well written as they could have been.
And then the second part HIT like a ton of bricks, and the book suddenly became much more than that.
Still a lot of drinking, but drinking for different reasons. There was a final prank in there for good measure. I have mixed feelings about the book, but ultimately I liked more of it than not. Its discussion about death and grieving was great. I love the idea of learning everyone’s last words to find out about how they lived and died,and ultimately scrapping that method for something else. I read this on audio, so Wil Wheaton being the narrator was amazing!
“If only we can see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can’t know better until knowing better is useless.”
And then the second part HIT like a ton of bricks, and the book suddenly became much more than that.
Still a lot of drinking, but drinking for different reasons. There was a final prank in there for good measure. I have mixed feelings about the book, but ultimately I liked more of it than not. Its discussion about death and grieving was great. I love the idea of learning everyone’s last words to find out about how they lived and died,
“If only we can see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can’t know better until knowing better is useless.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
"You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.”
alaska young, forever young. what a force of nature?
“goodbye lucy gray, we hardly knew you”
alaska young, forever young. what a force of nature?
“goodbye lucy gray, we hardly knew you”
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just as devastating as I remember, and also just as beautiful.
Rest in peace, Natalie, I miss you.
Rest in peace, Natalie, I miss you.
A short read but not quite what I'd expected (and I mean that in a good way).
Our narrator is a not-so-popular teen from Florida who wants to escape the monotonous drudgery of public school life by seeking the "Greater Perhaps" at a boarding school. And once he arrives he gets mixed up in just the kind of crowd his parents had warned him against. So far it seems like a typical coming-of-age novel, right? But it wasn't to be, even with the usual fare of drinking, smoking, and sex that accompanied it. The characters are not so stereotypical and their quirkiness makes them quite bearable if not lovable. For me it was the introspective second part of the book, the After section, which saved it from a 2-star rating.
By the way, this is one of those books which I feel like rating in halves; so this is really a 3.5 and not the 3 I gave above.
Our narrator is a not-so-popular teen from Florida who wants to escape the monotonous drudgery of public school life by seeking the "Greater Perhaps" at a boarding school. And once he arrives he gets mixed up in just the kind of crowd his parents had warned him against. So far it seems like a typical coming-of-age novel, right? But it wasn't to be, even with the usual fare of drinking, smoking, and sex that accompanied it. The characters are not so stereotypical and their quirkiness makes them quite bearable if not lovable. For me it was the introspective second part of the book, the After section, which saved it from a 2-star rating.
By the way, this is one of those books which I feel like rating in halves; so this is really a 3.5 and not the 3 I gave above.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent
"No soy como las otras chicas" pero con advertencia,la temática principal debería mostrarnos PORQUE ESTA MAL El PLOT TWIST... En fin le pedí mucho al 2012
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just kind of boring
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide