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230 reviews for:

Sild

Bill Konigsberg

3.98 AVERAGE

lcipiti's review against another edition

5.0

Very powerful!

roxie's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-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

kater07's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

moomints's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

fuzzywuzzy1616's review against another edition

4.0

I loved the concept of the book, two teenage strangers meet at the Bridge to jump off and commit suicide. There are four possible scenarios that could happen (either the boy jumps, the girl jumps, they both jump or none of them jump) and the book is split into four parts (sections A, B, C and D) to explore each possible scenario further.

I found the first two stories to be the strongest and most emotional for me. I was not as drawn to the third section as I’m not really a fan of significant time jumps in stories and I’m left to fill in the blanks. New characters were also introduced to this part but weren’t as developed as the third section was the shortest. It feels lazy to me even though I understand why the author wrote it that way.

I found the portrayal of the struggles of mental health here to be accurate and extremely relatable. I like books that explore these difficult topics and make it more accessible for others to read, especially teenagers who may be going through similar situations that there is still hope.

The concept of how one decision affects not just your own life but others as well was what I really enjoyed about this book. A thought provoking read for sure!

corinne_mccafferty's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

court1386's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars...this was a truthful and powerful story about depression and suicide in teens. It’s impact on its reader will stay with them for a long time. I really liked the idea of having four different scenarios told, and found each equally interesting. I hope that anyone feeling depressed will reach out and ask for help.