A review by wet_towlette
You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

I loved julie. I saw someone pitch this book as having an unlikeable main character and although I can see it, I definitely disagree. This book was such an interesting exploration of not only grief and relationships in every sense of the word, but also a good look into what’s like to be young. How the impact of sams death affected her future and her goals. 
I was originally intrigued by this book because of the aspect of reconnection to Sam through phone calls. But that actually turned out to be the least interesting part for most of the book. I really enjoyed when Julie was interacting with other people in sams life much more. I think that’s why I didn’t rate this higher. The phone calls with Sam didn’t get really interesting until about 80%. 
The ending did make me cry, although not as much as I was expecting. I also teared up many other times throughout. 
So, overall, it’s a pretty solid read and was an interesting book to begin reading to get me back into contemporary. I like the pain. 
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