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Character
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
It is a book about 2 depressed teenagers who find love in each other
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
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fast-paced
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Graphic: Suicide
challenging
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sad
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident
Minor: Eating disorder
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Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
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All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Review!
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“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
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All The Bright Places isn’t based on a true story, but it describes how the society of today works. It’s
times like these that make me wonder if all humans are led by hate.
•
Theodore Finch, a carefree spirit that’s trapped under the label of ‘the freak’.
Violet Markey, the girl who’s afraid to live after the accident that kept her alive.
I related to Finch a lot. The way his thoughts moved, how carefree he could be, but a second later, having
nothing in your mind. Finch had a beautiful soul in the book, one that saw everything with passion and
kindness. How he made descriptions of different things he saw had me awe-struck.
Finch wasn’t accepted into the society around him, he was ‘the freak’ as everyone called him when he
walked down the hallway of school. I didn’t see him as that, I saw him as a person with these beautiful
characteristics that got cast aside because of his differences. How messed up is that?
Finch’s spunky personality filtered through as Violet Markey started to make an appearance in the book. I
struggled to connect to Violet, I guess it’s because I’ve never felt grief. Violet seemed like she was
ashamed to be herself because of the insurmountable guilt that overcame her after the accident. She
appeared as someone who didn’t trust anyone, who wanted nothing to do with the pitying glances casted
her way. I wish I could say more about her, but I couldn’t connect to her like I did with Finch…
All The Bright Places was an eye-opening read, I did struggle to read it sometimes because I got slightly
bored with it, and I didn’t vibe with the author’s writing at times, (not saying her writing is bad, it didn’t
appeal to me, personally). I still enjoyed it though, and I wish I could say more, and do this book justice
with my review, but it’s difficult when there’s so much I want to include!
I’d recommend this to those who like the genres of young adult, mental health, romance, and realistic
fiction xx
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Rating: 3.5/5 ✨
•
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
•
All The Bright Places isn’t based on a true story, but it describes how the society of today works. It’s
times like these that make me wonder if all humans are led by hate.
•
Theodore Finch, a carefree spirit that’s trapped under the label of ‘the freak’.
Violet Markey, the girl who’s afraid to live after the accident that kept her alive.
I related to Finch a lot. The way his thoughts moved, how carefree he could be, but a second later, having
nothing in your mind. Finch had a beautiful soul in the book, one that saw everything with passion and
kindness. How he made descriptions of different things he saw had me awe-struck.
Finch wasn’t accepted into the society around him, he was ‘the freak’ as everyone called him when he
walked down the hallway of school. I didn’t see him as that, I saw him as a person with these beautiful
characteristics that got cast aside because of his differences. How messed up is that?
Finch’s spunky personality filtered through as Violet Markey started to make an appearance in the book. I
struggled to connect to Violet, I guess it’s because I’ve never felt grief. Violet seemed like she was
ashamed to be herself because of the insurmountable guilt that overcame her after the accident. She
appeared as someone who didn’t trust anyone, who wanted nothing to do with the pitying glances casted
her way. I wish I could say more about her, but I couldn’t connect to her like I did with Finch…
All The Bright Places was an eye-opening read, I did struggle to read it sometimes because I got slightly
bored with it, and I didn’t vibe with the author’s writing at times, (not saying her writing is bad, it didn’t
appeal to me, personally). I still enjoyed it though, and I wish I could say more, and do this book justice
with my review, but it’s difficult when there’s so much I want to include!
I’d recommend this to those who like the genres of young adult, mental health, romance, and realistic
fiction xx
•
Rating: 3.5/5 ✨
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide
somewhere in here there is a story i'd like to read about a girl learning to cope with the grief from her sister's death, but that story is obfuscated by the borderline-stalking teen romance that seems to be a given in any 2010s YA book about mental health. the novel opens with both characters on the verge of suicide—both quite literally standing on the edge of a roof, one more ready to jump than the other—but those suicidal tendencies vanish the second they step away from the ledge. thereafter, the narrative focuses less on violet and finch's mental health and more on their growing relationship. a number of finch's early actions toward violet toe the line for me, but the scene where he throws rocks at her window in the middle of the night and then sleeps outside her house was outright creepy and led me to put down the book entirely.
the other aspect of the book that stood out to me as truly terrible was the depiction of finch's best friend, charlie, who is written as a stereotypical hypersexual black man. he is introduced as thus:
the other aspect of the book that stood out to me as truly terrible was the depiction of finch's best friend, charlie, who is written as a stereotypical hypersexual black man. he is introduced as thus:
My best friend, Charlie Donahue, appears. Charlie is black. Not CW black, but black-black. He also gets laid more than anyone I know.
Some other things said about Charlie:
"We don't have much in common."
"He talks about the thing he most loves talking about other than himself—sex."
"According to Charlie, getting laid fixes everything."
"'And a sweet, sweet ass.' Charlie has joined us now.'"
Only actually read the first third of the book, but a quick search through the rest makes it seem he continues to do little but ask Finch if he's gotten laid yet and keep Violet company without actually talking or showing any personality. What a disgustingly racist characterization.
beyond that, there's a few sentences/tropes that annoy me immensely (fat girl character who hates all skinny girls, finch thinking "too many high school girls are built like boys," etc.) but considering the greater faults of this book and the fact that it was published in 2015 those are semi-negligible.
beyond that, there's a few sentences/tropes that annoy me immensely (fat girl character who hates all skinny girls, finch thinking "too many high school girls are built like boys," etc.) but considering the greater faults of this book and the fact that it was published in 2015 those are semi-negligible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racism, Sexism
Minor: Fatphobia
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident