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thedizzyreader's review against another edition
5.0
Beth Revis, you broke my heart.
This book is not for everyone. I did wish at the beginning that Bo's illness was left more as a mystery, but by the end I was so wrapped up in the story and characters that I didn't care. A lot of people complained about the over-repetition with the threads and limited character development of Sofia and Phoebe, but I felt it was a very touching and accurate representation of life with a family member who suffers from a severe mental illness. Some days it really does feel like that's the only person you are: the sister or daughter or mother or whatever of someone who is sick. Like Phoebe says, "I can't help wishing things were different, wishing he were different. So that I could be too." And as for Sofia, how much character development can you expect from a girl that's dead? How much do you think Bo really knew her to begin with when 99.9% of the shit that's happening is only happening inside of his head?
So I'm not disappointed by Beth Revis (mostly) telling it like it is. The last chapter was definitely a bit iffy for me, but I'm glad she gave me some hope after breaking my heart the whole dang book.
This book is not for everyone. I did wish at the beginning that Bo's illness was left more as a mystery, but by the end I was so wrapped up in the story and characters that I didn't care. A lot of people complained about the over-repetition with the threads and limited character development of Sofia and Phoebe, but I felt it was a very touching and accurate representation of life with a family member who suffers from a severe mental illness. Some days it really does feel like that's the only person you are: the sister or daughter or mother or whatever of someone who is sick. Like Phoebe says, "I can't help wishing things were different, wishing he were different. So that I could be too." And as for Sofia, how much character development can you expect from a girl that's dead? How much do you think Bo really knew her to begin with when 99.9% of the shit that's happening is only happening inside of his head?
So I'm not disappointed by Beth Revis (mostly) telling it like it is. The last chapter was definitely a bit iffy for me, but I'm glad she gave me some hope after breaking my heart the whole dang book.
marinazala's review against another edition
3.0
** Books 200 - 2016 **
3,2 of 5 stars!
"Life is like the timestream, all knotted and twisted and convoluted. And maybe if we could all see exactly where the threads of our fate lead, we'd able to make the right choices all the time, but we can't. Not even me. Especially not me. Because I never saw this. There are possibilities we can't imagine, futures we could never envision, And there are spots of darkness we cannot see past"
Bo, seventeen years old man depressed when his beloved girlfriend, Sofia is suddenly disappeared and he try to come back to the past to save Sofia that trapped into time. They met in Berkshire academy, the academy that became a special place for people who have "special power" or special needs. Bo convinces that he have power to walking through time and also his classmates, Ryan have telekinetic power, Gwen can lit on fire in her fingertips and Sofia have ability to became invisible. Will he can save Sofia that trapped into the past?
I really enjoy read this story and suddenly get shocked that a whole story that i read is mostly about Bo's delusion and i think he is also have some szhrophrenia's syndroms. He doesn't believe that his girlfriend is actually did suicides but he cannot accept that fact. This books is kinda freak me out actually >__<
i wanna give higher stars but i think the conclusion is just to fast. The execution is not really good.. This books reminds me of [b:Challenger Deep|18075234|Challenger Deep|Neal Shusterman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412791447s/18075234.jpg|25379189] by Neal Shusterman since it is takes Szhrophrenia's as mental illness but the ending and execution is really great that i cannot found in this books :')
3,2 of 5 stars!
"Life is like the timestream, all knotted and twisted and convoluted. And maybe if we could all see exactly where the threads of our fate lead, we'd able to make the right choices all the time, but we can't. Not even me. Especially not me. Because I never saw this. There are possibilities we can't imagine, futures we could never envision, And there are spots of darkness we cannot see past"
Bo, seventeen years old man depressed when his beloved girlfriend, Sofia is suddenly disappeared and he try to come back to the past to save Sofia that trapped into time. They met in Berkshire academy, the academy that became a special place for people who have "special power" or special needs. Bo convinces that he have power to walking through time and also his classmates, Ryan have telekinetic power, Gwen can lit on fire in her fingertips and Sofia have ability to became invisible. Will he can save Sofia that trapped into the past?
I really enjoy read this story and suddenly get shocked that a whole story that i read is mostly about Bo's delusion and i think he is also have some szhrophrenia's syndroms. He doesn't believe that his girlfriend is actually did suicides but he cannot accept that fact. This books is kinda freak me out actually >__<
i wanna give higher stars but i think the conclusion is just to fast. The execution is not really good.
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Why suddenly Bo wanna back into the reality instead of stay into his delusion?mdawn98's review against another edition
This book was so good! Its short read and keeps you invested the whole time!
ssloeffler's review against another edition
4.0
This one hit close to home in a personal way that I was not prepared for really stark and oddly real and very well written.
_dani_ellie_'s review against another edition
5.0
This book just about killed me. Bo is a teen who believes he has the ability to time travel, but his parents think he's just crazy. They send him to an insane asylum, where Bo meets other teens who seemingly all have superpowers of their own. With an unreliable narrator and so many twists and turns up to the last page, it's up to the reader to figure out which story is the truth. This is one of those books that makes you stay up until dawn reading to find out what comes next!
I will say, the beginning felt a bit repetitive and I was questioning if I would enjoy the book, but once you get through the first 50 pages, you're hooked.
This book does a fantastic job of showing the realities of certain mental illnesses and is a great starting point for a discussion about them.
I will say, the beginning felt a bit repetitive and I was questioning if I would enjoy the book, but once you get through the first 50 pages, you're hooked.
This book does a fantastic job of showing the realities of certain mental illnesses and is a great starting point for a discussion about them.
petra_l3oni's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5… very interesting idea but not that greatly executed