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A review by sea_su
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
3.0
Absent dad, mom issues, and trauma was something both Penny and Sam were trying to deal with, but by finding someone to talk and lean on, self healing started.
The books at the beginning was rough for me as a lot of "teenage" jargon was being thrown around and a lot of super random thoughts. The flow of personal thoughts was extremely weird. Like Penny randomly stating her new iPhone's pixel resolution at 458ppi??? Like what???
As the story moved on the cringeyness? got less and less so it was more bearable and it became more serious as you discover Sam's and Penny's trauma. It's messy and Penny is judgey and flawed and pushes everyone away based on them being too much or not enough. I liked Penny, but while she was pointing out how everyone didn't like her, she was also judging everyone else.
Sam's point of view was my favorite. I'm sure many can relate to his situation of trying to work to be able to live and trying to figure out what you want to do in life while really just wanting something to happened so you feel like there's a purpose/structure.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. I feel like somethings were talked about and never brought back up like Sam's film. Even though he didn't turn it in, what became of it?
The books at the beginning was rough for me as a lot of "teenage" jargon was being thrown around and a lot of super random thoughts. The flow of personal thoughts was extremely weird. Like Penny randomly stating her new iPhone's pixel resolution at 458ppi??? Like what???
As the story moved on the cringeyness? got less and less so it was more bearable and it became more serious as you discover Sam's and Penny's trauma. It's messy and Penny is judgey and flawed and pushes everyone away based on them being too much or not enough. I liked Penny, but while she was pointing out how everyone didn't like her, she was also judging everyone else.
Sam's point of view was my favorite. I'm sure many can relate to his situation of trying to work to be able to live and trying to figure out what you want to do in life while really just wanting something to happened so you feel like there's a purpose/structure.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. I feel like somethings were talked about and never brought back up like Sam's film. Even though he didn't turn it in, what became of it?