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A review by trin
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
5.0
Sobbed at the end, maybe even harder than at the end of The Fault in Our Stars, because these tears were less easily earned.
Heartfelt. Important. Does not nail fandom or fanfic, and I don't really care. Comes real real close to nailing female friendship, and does nail its importance. Knows mental illness inside and out and brings it wrenchingly to the page -- but also to real characters and a real story. This isn't an Issue Book. This isn't sicklit. I hate when people are reductive like that. Why shouldn't an author write about real things that matter, especially when they do it so well?
Heartfelt. Important. Does not nail fandom or fanfic, and I don't really care. Comes real real close to nailing female friendship, and does nail its importance. Knows mental illness inside and out and brings it wrenchingly to the page -- but also to real characters and a real story. This isn't an Issue Book. This isn't sicklit. I hate when people are reductive like that. Why shouldn't an author write about real things that matter, especially when they do it so well?