You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

intorilex's profile picture

intorilex 's review for:

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
5.0

"If you try to study your emotions on a microscopic level, the best you can do is understand how it feels to hold the magnifying glass."

I loved this book because it made me feel and think about how I express my emotions so much. At some points I thought maybe this wouldn't be great, and then I felt my pulse quickening and real emotions toward characters. Slowly but surely I identified with wanting to be numbed from it all, until realizing that's not what's living is for.

Mr. Shusterman as always kept me interested thinking, and turning pages and I will continue to read and anticipate what he will write next. This one has me still gathering my thoughts and examining myself in a way that only a really good book can. I loved the poetry and literary themes that continued throughout. The only criticism I had was the end, I wanted more, which I realize is one of the best criticism I can have towards a book.

I thought I knew the plot and how it would unfold, but I was pleasantly surprised about the journey that progressed with its dips and turns. Read it and you won't regret a second you spend doing it.