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Sild

Bill Konigsberg

3.98 AVERAGE

siobhanl_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

gheron's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

bethanypaisley's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful tense 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

maxwelldemay's review against another edition

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

1 / 4 : If your kind of thing, read

[Two teens meet at a bridge overlooking the Hudson, from which many branching paths part]

In the characters of Tillie and Aaron, but especially our gay boy, The Bridge captures the cratering claustrophobia of adolescence, putting the reader straight in the path of hormonal imbalance and sweeping ideation.

Trying to decide if this story is a Swiftian send-up of modernity. My guess is no, but it's interesting to read into it now and then and see it as such.

I listened to a narration by Marin Ireland

melindagallagher's review against another edition

3.0

This is not my kind of book - BUT - it has value to anyone who wonders why they are here and if anyone would miss them if they leave. There are 3 parts to the book. The first is Tillie committing suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge in NY and Aaron watching and not jumping. The second part is Aaron jumping while Tillie watches and does not jump. The third is them meeting each other on the GW bridge and becoming allies and friends. While I did not enjoy the book much, it is an interesting look into depression, suicide, grappling with lgbtqia+, and how these things affect our family and those around us. The book includes resources about suicide prevention and LGBTQIA+ suicide prevention.