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A review by badbadnotmean
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
At the beginning of this book I completely agreed with the definition of the main character Evan, he was MEH to me, if he d word or not it was fine by me, I was indifferent to him and the story in general for almost the first half of the book. I found Evan emotionless and kind of repellent, he highkey reminded me of that typical man that just wants everyone to pity them in order to be likeable, like a pick me guy. I understood his anxiety but something was missing, and the more I read the more I could see the source of his insecurities and the lack of motivation, but it wasn't enough for me almost until the end.
Something positive about this book is the tension that grew like a snowball until it exploted in Evan's face, I liked the way the characters faced the truth once it was inevitable, it was mostly realistic.
The chapters that I enjoyed the most were the one's narrated by Connor, he was the only character I liked and he really made me feel less alone, so I think that the authors achieved their purpose, and under that perspective, it's not a bad book.
But in my opinion there are inconsistencies, I don't get why Evan lied the way he did, really unnecessary and egoistic. I don't get why the tension he had with his mom and the unsolved traumas were so terrible at some point and then they got solved kind of easy. Overall his problems were deep and real but the way that they got solved took away from the argument. I get that maybe Evan had to learn the hard way, but really, was all of that really necessary? The things he did were really messed up, and only because he liked Zoe and was insecure about it? Most of the time he just seemed really dumb to me, and it made me wish him the worst.
So at the end this book suprised me because it made me feel something, I felt angry at Evan, I felt disappointed at the way situations were handled, I felt angry at Connor's family and society in general because it's when he was gone that they missed him, not when he was still alive.
Pero igual al final lo encontré un libro muy gringo adolescente, ligeramente de autoayuda.
Something positive about this book is the tension that grew like a snowball until it exploted in Evan's face, I liked the way the characters faced the truth once it was inevitable, it was mostly realistic.
The chapters that I enjoyed the most were the one's narrated by Connor, he was the only character I liked and he really made me feel less alone, so I think that the authors achieved their purpose, and under that perspective, it's not a bad book.
So at the end this book suprised me because it made me feel something, I felt angry at Evan, I felt disappointed at the way situations were handled, I felt angry at Connor's family and society in general because it's when he was gone that they missed him, not when he was still alive.
Pero igual al final lo encontré un libro muy gringo adolescente, ligeramente de autoayuda.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide