A review by library_kb
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

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

5.0

Definitely going to be a favorite of the year. When I heard this book reviewed/pitched it was with the information that it is about the aftermath of a school shooting and it is also one of the funniest books you will read and I fully agree. Those things don't seem like they would go together at all, but the author so skillfully walks the line of dealing with grief, trauma and other hard topics but also using levity to provide a foil to the darkness. I was laughing out loud and reading sections of the story to my family members at Thanksgiving--it is a style of humor kind of like Gary D. Schmidt and Richard Peck. Definitely recommend this middle grade widely (after checking triggers for the content of course). 
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