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A review by missy20
You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
beautifully tragic.. and the language that Dustin Thao is really effective and beautiful.. the themes of loss and love and the tragedy that comes with are so well fleshed out and seeing the perspective of the family and his close friends made the book so much more effective and enjoyable to read.. definitely recommend if you want a good cry..
Really the only reason i wouldn’t give this book a higher rating is because of the FMC being so damn annoying, I understand Julie is grieving the loss of sam and she’s written to be like that but it just got frustrating as she was just such an unlikable character.every other character, i thought, was really was written and fleshed out, but julie seemed very one dimensional and incredibly selfish(even before the accident in the flash backs) i feel like if the author had done more to flesh out Julie’s character and not make her a self pitying narcissist who adds very little to the plot and could easily be swapped out for a more likeable supporting character as her being a whiney child really didn’t make a difference to the plot, then i feel the book would’ve been a whole lot better.
All in all this book was heartbreakingly beautiful and tragic and im very glad i picked it up, the world building was top notch,the characters(other than julie whom i’ve made clear i dislike) were well written and thought out and the issues presented in the book were well thought out as well as well represented through the character. also a very simple and cute read Definitely would recommend as long as you can bear to listen to
julie whine for 200 pages
Really the only reason i wouldn’t give this book a higher rating is because of the FMC being so damn annoying, I understand Julie is grieving the loss of sam and she’s written to be like that but it just got frustrating as she was just such an unlikable character.every other character, i thought, was really was written and fleshed out, but julie seemed very one dimensional and incredibly selfish(even before the accident in the flash backs) i feel like if the author had done more to flesh out Julie’s character and not make her a self pitying narcissist who adds very little to the plot and could easily be swapped out for a more likeable supporting character as her being a whiney child really didn’t make a difference to the plot, then i feel the book would’ve been a whole lot better.
All in all this book was heartbreakingly beautiful and tragic and im very glad i picked it up, the world building was top notch,the characters(other than julie whom i’ve made clear i dislike) were well written and thought out and the issues presented in the book were well thought out as well as well represented through the character. also a very simple and cute read Definitely would recommend as long as you can bear to listen to
julie whine for 200 pages
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Car accident, Bullying, Child death, and Racism