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A review by thedizzyreader
A World Without You by Beth Revis
5.0
Beth Revis, you broke my heart.
This book is not for everyone. I did wish at the beginning that Bo's illness was left more as a mystery, but by the end I was so wrapped up in the story and characters that I didn't care. A lot of people complained about the over-repetition with the threads and limited character development of Sofia and Phoebe, but I felt it was a very touching and accurate representation of life with a family member who suffers from a severe mental illness. Some days it really does feel like that's the only person you are: the sister or daughter or mother or whatever of someone who is sick. Like Phoebe says, "I can't help wishing things were different, wishing he were different. So that I could be too." And as for Sofia, how much character development can you expect from a girl that's dead? How much do you think Bo really knew her to begin with when 99.9% of the shit that's happening is only happening inside of his head?
So I'm not disappointed by Beth Revis (mostly) telling it like it is. The last chapter was definitely a bit iffy for me, but I'm glad she gave me some hope after breaking my heart the whole dang book.
This book is not for everyone. I did wish at the beginning that Bo's illness was left more as a mystery, but by the end I was so wrapped up in the story and characters that I didn't care. A lot of people complained about the over-repetition with the threads and limited character development of Sofia and Phoebe, but I felt it was a very touching and accurate representation of life with a family member who suffers from a severe mental illness. Some days it really does feel like that's the only person you are: the sister or daughter or mother or whatever of someone who is sick. Like Phoebe says, "I can't help wishing things were different, wishing he were different. So that I could be too." And as for Sofia, how much character development can you expect from a girl that's dead? How much do you think Bo really knew her to begin with when 99.9% of the shit that's happening is only happening inside of his head?
So I'm not disappointed by Beth Revis (mostly) telling it like it is. The last chapter was definitely a bit iffy for me, but I'm glad she gave me some hope after breaking my heart the whole dang book.