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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
This book honestly taught me so much about mental illness and definitely hit me with a lot of hard facts, which I'm thankful for. This was seriously so rewarding to read because of the weight of Declan's unique situation along with the other characters (Lisa, Great Aunt Mary, Chris, Maaaate etc).
So so good!
So so good!
I'm still trying to wrap my head around how much I loved this book. It was funny and heartfelt, my favourite combination!
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review
I absolutely loved this book! It had me laughing more than once with the familiar Australian humour. The main characters were relatable and funny yet realistic. Although this novel did have many sad and depressing aspects to it it is nothing like a [a: John Green|1406384|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1353452301p2/1406384.jpg] book (although I love [b: Looking for Alaska|240399|Looking for Alaska|Peter Jenkins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388365343s/240399.jpg|460031] ). 'The Pause' is a story about the road not taken and how the protagonist Declan is able to overcome depression and hold on to his precious life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a more meaningful contemporary comedy than you would usually find in the genre. 5/5/5 stars!!!
I would like to thank NetGalley, Amazon Kindle, Random House Australia and most of all John Larkin for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing novel. I will definitely be picking up more John Larkin books.
I absolutely loved this book! It had me laughing more than once with the familiar Australian humour. The main characters were relatable and funny yet realistic. Although this novel did have many sad and depressing aspects to it it is nothing like a [a: John Green|1406384|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1353452301p2/1406384.jpg] book (although I love [b: Looking for Alaska|240399|Looking for Alaska|Peter Jenkins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388365343s/240399.jpg|460031] ). 'The Pause' is a story about the road not taken and how the protagonist Declan is able to overcome depression and hold on to his precious life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a more meaningful contemporary comedy than you would usually find in the genre. 5/5/5 stars!!!
I would like to thank NetGalley, Amazon Kindle, Random House Australia and most of all John Larkin for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing novel. I will definitely be picking up more John Larkin books.
Ah it was so good! It was so sad and inspirational, and it was actually really funny, which I know sounds a bit weird for a book about mental health. Loved the 'non-space' chapters.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Didn't really like how Lisa's "mom" was written. I mean I know physical domestic abuse still exists but really, who still "canes" their child anymore? Declan keeps calling her "the Kraken" and emphasising how bad she really is, and maybe that's true, but you have to remember that Larkin wrote her that way and knowing that he's married to a Chinese woman, it makes me wonder how much of this was maybe based on his real-life experiences with dating a Chinese woman? I just find the whole thing funny but I was a tad uncomfortable how stereotypically that character was written. I also didn't like how Declan referred to her as a racist when she didn't like his and Lisa's relationship. Call her an old-fashioned bitch or whatever, but "racist" isn't the correct term lmao?? But that's a conversation for another day. On the bright side though, I liked Susanne.
I like the whole concept of someone on the verge of committing suicide and instead of their past flashing before their eyes, they get a glimpse of their future life instead. However, not much of it was special or spectacular in any way for me, but I did like the whole revelation behind the Aunt Mary thing.
Overall, enjoyable but not that special of a book, but this could be a great plot for a music video.
If you liked this book, you might also like:
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
I like the whole concept of someone on the verge of committing suicide and instead of their past flashing before their eyes, they get a glimpse of their future life instead. However, not much of it was special or spectacular in any way for me, but I did like the whole revelation behind the Aunt Mary thing.
Overall, enjoyable but not that special of a book, but this could be a great plot for a music video.
If you liked this book, you might also like:
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini