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obviouschild96's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-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? Yes
4.0
raynaforreal's review against another edition
4.0
This book is an honest account of mental illness, one that is beautifully written and raw. Would recommend.
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
4.0
This book confused me, is this a fictional story? Or is it a memoir?
Is it something in the middle?
The book follows Juliet as she struggles with mental illness, drug abuse, suicide attempts and institutionalization. The road is fast and steep and she is only 14.
I found this book to be choppy, which it an attribute I have come to expect from books with plot-lines rooted in mental illness. That's not a criticism, just an opinion.
I found Juliets story, heart wrenching, raw and at times difficult to read.
But I am happy that books like this are being written, breaking down the wall that has been built up around mental illness, a wall of embarrassment and shame.
These stories aren't pretty, but they happen, and we need writers like Escoria who aren't afraid to tackle these issues.
Is it something in the middle?
The book follows Juliet as she struggles with mental illness, drug abuse, suicide attempts and institutionalization. The road is fast and steep and she is only 14.
I found this book to be choppy, which it an attribute I have come to expect from books with plot-lines rooted in mental illness. That's not a criticism, just an opinion.
I found Juliets story, heart wrenching, raw and at times difficult to read.
But I am happy that books like this are being written, breaking down the wall that has been built up around mental illness, a wall of embarrassment and shame.
These stories aren't pretty, but they happen, and we need writers like Escoria who aren't afraid to tackle these issues.
zoethydear1850's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible read that is impossible to look away from. It’s so honest and harsh, but beautiful and messy.
sverocchia's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mellienolen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
melisincali's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
A young girls journey with mental illness, driving g abuse and self harm, reads like a journal.
emharperscott's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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? Yes
5.0
goodnightngo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i quite enjoyed this book. i like books written in this format but i do wish it was a little longer and took more time to describe and build a world. knowing it was based off the authors life makes more sense why the environment and world wasn’t as important as the narrator.
lola425's review against another edition
4.0
Read in prepub. Due out May 2019.
Juliet Escoria has written a compelling coming-of-age story. It has all the archetypal elements--figuring out who you are, navigating the complicated relationships and friendships of high school, falling in love for the first time, struggling to escape your parents while at the same time needing things to stay the same--except in this story the coming-of-age narrative is overlaid with a veil of a developing and serious mental illness. As Juliet realizes something is very wrong, at first trying to hide her symptoms, she tries to manage her insomnia, fear, and hallucinations through self-medication with illegal drugs, self-harm, and suicide attempts. Her diagnosis as bipolar spurs her parents to send her to an experimental school in the wilderness in a last-ditch attempt to save her life. Escoria peppers the story with Juliet's psychiatric reports, notes, letters from the future, and drawings giving the story the feeling of a diary.
Recommended for readers who like novels that feel all too real. Like a more modern Girl, Interrupted.
Juliet Escoria has written a compelling coming-of-age story. It has all the archetypal elements--figuring out who you are, navigating the complicated relationships and friendships of high school, falling in love for the first time, struggling to escape your parents while at the same time needing things to stay the same--except in this story the coming-of-age narrative is overlaid with a veil of a developing and serious mental illness. As Juliet realizes something is very wrong, at first trying to hide her symptoms, she tries to manage her insomnia, fear, and hallucinations through self-medication with illegal drugs, self-harm, and suicide attempts. Her diagnosis as bipolar spurs her parents to send her to an experimental school in the wilderness in a last-ditch attempt to save her life. Escoria peppers the story with Juliet's psychiatric reports, notes, letters from the future, and drawings giving the story the feeling of a diary.
Recommended for readers who like novels that feel all too real. Like a more modern Girl, Interrupted.