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Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson
4.0

Not having seen the musical and only know the bare outline of the plot, this book adaptation is good though not great. Evan is a difficult character to know what to do with as a reader - I’m supposed to root for him (and do at points) but also find his third act + (long) epilogue growth to be too quickly wrapped up. Maybe that’s a part of the point, and I do appreciate the core message of the narrative. My interest in seeing the show live has only grown by listening to the audiobook, though!