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We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

28 reviews

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Cancer

saturn26's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

mothie_girlie's review

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship

honeyhistory103's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A beautiful, short, sad story with a hopeful ending. This book is an intimate experience of grief and depression - in her acknowledgements, LaCour mentions that she lost her grandfather. You can feel the deep, well-known emotions that such an event leaves on a person throughout the story. I enjoyed the way LaCour wrote the experience of depression and panic attacks without making them about Having Depression or Having A Panic Attack.

I had gone into this book expecting a bit more of a plot, and perhaps that is what left me feeling slightly frustrated by the slowness of the story. It was still a nice read, but it sometimes teetered on the edge of being too slow. I did enjoy the way that Marin's relationships to Mabel and her family were resolved - it felt realistic, and wasn't tied with a bow for the sake of a happy ending. By letting things be bittersweet at the very end, the entire story was enhanced. However, it was a bit of a slog to get there, and I found myself worried that there would be only bitter up until about 10 pages out from the end of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

anenbydragon's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

mathewfairchild's review

dark emotional mysterious sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

snowhitereads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 

I just read We Are Okay by Nina LaCour and I have feels…. ALL OF THEM.

This a story about grief and loss but also about healing. A story that portrays all forms that love can take in a really beautiful way.

As someone who has dealt with grief and loss, Marin’s grieving process, thoughts and behaviours come across as extremely genuine.

I wish I had read it at that time because I never read about someone having reactions to it as similar as mine. 

It was like looking in the mirror to be honest.

Another thing I really appreciated was the relationship between Marin and Mabel. How it seems so natural and realistic. I really like how the relationship is put forth, and there is no need for a "coming out” moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Cancer