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A review by thebookishmel
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
3.0
3.5-4
This was such an interesting novel! It definitely took me a while to fully wrap my head around how this novel was built, but essentially it’s the normalcy of the big and wild and crazy story of the Immortals and the indies.
Aside from the story within a story type deal, there were so many great elements of this book. Firstly, I could clearly hear Mikey’s voice through Ness’ style of writing. It’s so well done and to feature Mikey talking to “you” was a really interesting story telling element.
The next great bit was the representation of Mikey’s OCD, Mel’s eating disorder, but also the depiction of each characters struggles attached to their senior year. It really captured how this group of friends really learned to be there for one another and get through the mess that is senior year without all the crazy supernatural elements.
Overall, a fantastic read. A little difficult to get at first, but so much fun.
This was such an interesting novel! It definitely took me a while to fully wrap my head around how this novel was built, but essentially it’s the normalcy of the big and wild and crazy story of the Immortals and the indies.
Aside from the story within a story type deal, there were so many great elements of this book. Firstly, I could clearly hear Mikey’s voice through Ness’ style of writing. It’s so well done and to feature Mikey talking to “you” was a really interesting story telling element.
The next great bit was the representation of Mikey’s OCD, Mel’s eating disorder, but also the depiction of each characters struggles attached to their senior year. It really captured how this group of friends really learned to be there for one another and get through the mess that is senior year without all the crazy supernatural elements.
Overall, a fantastic read. A little difficult to get at first, but so much fun.