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resham's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
3.5
I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for an honest review
The Lost Language of Crazy was a beautiful story about Penny who is currently writing a play but can't seem to find an ending that fits. She is surrounded by wonderful friends and a father but of course, feels the absence of her mother who she believes is dead.
I thoroughly enjoyed several aspects of this book such as the representation of different gender identities, expectations everyone feels from society and families, the way mental health problems are dealt with and talked about in the book
Although I could not fully enjoy the characterization of Zeina and her family. These characters are Muslim in the book, which could have been a wonderful chance to represent a minority community. I felt that certain aspects of their characterization were stereotypes such as Zeina being portrayed only as beautiful without her hijab and her father's anger issues.
Other than that, I think the book was overall a great and extremely quick read.
The Lost Language of Crazy was a beautiful story about Penny who is currently writing a play but can't seem to find an ending that fits. She is surrounded by wonderful friends and a father but of course, feels the absence of her mother who she believes is dead.
I thoroughly enjoyed several aspects of this book such as the representation of different gender identities, expectations everyone feels from society and families, the way mental health problems are dealt with and talked about in the book
Although I could not fully enjoy the characterization of Zeina and her family. These characters are Muslim in the book, which could have been a wonderful chance to represent a minority community. I felt that certain aspects of their characterization were stereotypes such as Zeina being portrayed only as beautiful without her hijab and her father's anger issues.
Other than that, I think the book was overall a great and extremely quick read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
astitchedspine's review
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.75
Here’s a story about 12 year old Penny who is living with her single Dad and is under the impression her Mom has died. She wrote a play for school about her relationship with her Dad but feels very unsettled about the ending. She doesn’t feel any ending she comes up with is the correct one. She goes on a quest for the perfect ending and it leads to more questions than answers.
I loved:
- the representation of Penny’s friend and of mental illness
- how strongly Penny feels about her friends
- penny’s grandparents
- penny’s curiosity
I disliked:
- the amount of times the ‘crazy’ is used, I get why it was done but whewwww, it’s a lot.
- the beginning was slow up until about p75
- the way the dad is portrayed as almost being afraid of mental illnesses
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!✨
I loved:
- the representation of Penny’s friend and of mental illness
- how strongly Penny feels about her friends
- penny’s grandparents
- penny’s curiosity
I disliked:
- the amount of times the ‘crazy’ is used, I get why it was done but whewwww, it’s a lot.
- the beginning was slow up until about p75
- the way the dad is portrayed as almost being afraid of mental illnesses
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!✨
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
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