A review by lapetite
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

I loved how quiet and devastating this novel was. I loved how it surprised me with its simplicity, the sucker punch of emotion and how gently yet viscerally grief is explored. I cried a few times while reading this, mostly because I wished I could go into the page and hug Marin. Her pain is both foreign and familiar to me, but I am glad I read this novel now after silently admiring LaCour's work for years but never daring to read one of her works for fear that it would hit too close to home. To be fair, it did hit close to home, but I made it through.
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