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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another book club selection I was a bit reluctant to start, but I liked it. It was compulsively readable. For much of the book, I wanted to shake Cath and scream "Tell the truth. Talk to people." And I kept reading because I wanted to see her succeed.
An extremely beautiful novel which most beautifully captures the loss of friendships following a diagnosis of cognitive or emotional illness as well as the chance to build better friendships , something which as a sufferer of depression I have personally experienced . Also reveals how the condition steals ur ability to connect with others and narrows ur vision of the future. It also reveals some hypocrisies we ppl with emotional illnesses practice. A must read by anyone with or seeking to understand depression throughout it's varieties.
emotional
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:
Yes
I find the concept very important, which is why I'm still giving it three stars, because insight into mental illness and awareness about mental illness is extremely important in my opinion.
However, this book seemed very rushed to me. There's much more to bipolar disorder than Cath seems to experience; and I understand that that wouldn't make for a good book, it would be depressing, it would be boring, but "The Weight of Zero" does not do the illness, uh, justice, so to say. Maybe that's just because I'm not a teenager who goes to high school anymore, I don't know. I just thought it lacked depth and details.
However, this book seemed very rushed to me. There's much more to bipolar disorder than Cath seems to experience; and I understand that that wouldn't make for a good book, it would be depressing, it would be boring, but "The Weight of Zero" does not do the illness, uh, justice, so to say. Maybe that's just because I'm not a teenager who goes to high school anymore, I don't know. I just thought it lacked depth and details.
Oh my. This is literally the worst book I've ever completed. The main character is painful. I, myself, suffer from bipolar disorder and she makes it out like she is a special star. It's incredibly annoying and doesn't recognize a lot of the pain that others go through
Catherine is waiting for Zero to come back and claim her. Zero is the debilitating depression that makes her feel worthless, that has come so close to forcing her over the edge before. This time though, she's ready. She has her plan and when Zero arrives, she's going to take her own life before it can take take over.
Before it arrives, she starts a bucket list, a list of things she wants to do before she has to go. And so, whilst Catherine begins to work on her bucket list, whilst she finds new friends, a new doctor and new treatment, she looses sight of what she actually has and she convinces herself that because of Zero, she can't possibly have a future.
Will she realise in time that maybe, despite her bipolar disorder, life might just be happening right now?!
Sometimes you come across a book that you know will stay with you for the rest of your life. You know as you finish the last page, that the character has taken up residence in your heart and you hope that they get their happy ever after, now that your glimpse into their story is over.
The Weight of Zero is one of those books. Catherine Pulaski is one of those characters. I cried, I screamed, I hugged the book ( yes I did, it was the closest I was going to get to hugging Catherine! ) I shouted, I smiled and I hoped beyond hope.
Each and every character was beautifully written, and stepped off the page, enfolding me into their lives, into their story and in doing so, made me love them, made me read each page breathless, wishing and hoping for happiness for them.
The Weight of Zero is a story of battling mental illness and the stigma attached to it. It is a raw and honest tale of the deepest sadness, of the power of friendship and love, and of the silver lining just waiting to be seen.
Should you read this book? Yes!! Will it make you cry? Undoubtedly! Will it feel your heart with love and hope? Absolutely!
I received a copy of The Weight of Zero in exchange for an honest review.
Before it arrives, she starts a bucket list, a list of things she wants to do before she has to go. And so, whilst Catherine begins to work on her bucket list, whilst she finds new friends, a new doctor and new treatment, she looses sight of what she actually has and she convinces herself that because of Zero, she can't possibly have a future.
Will she realise in time that maybe, despite her bipolar disorder, life might just be happening right now?!
Sometimes you come across a book that you know will stay with you for the rest of your life. You know as you finish the last page, that the character has taken up residence in your heart and you hope that they get their happy ever after, now that your glimpse into their story is over.
The Weight of Zero is one of those books. Catherine Pulaski is one of those characters. I cried, I screamed, I hugged the book ( yes I did, it was the closest I was going to get to hugging Catherine! ) I shouted, I smiled and I hoped beyond hope.
Each and every character was beautifully written, and stepped off the page, enfolding me into their lives, into their story and in doing so, made me love them, made me read each page breathless, wishing and hoping for happiness for them.
The Weight of Zero is a story of battling mental illness and the stigma attached to it. It is a raw and honest tale of the deepest sadness, of the power of friendship and love, and of the silver lining just waiting to be seen.
Should you read this book? Yes!! Will it make you cry? Undoubtedly! Will it feel your heart with love and hope? Absolutely!
I received a copy of The Weight of Zero in exchange for an honest review.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No