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The Bridge
by Bill Konigsberg
This should be required reading if depression affects you or someone you love.
I met Bill a few years ago at a YA writing workshop, and he mentioned that he was working on this book at the Q&A panel. Just from hearing the premise, I was hooked. "A couple of people meet each other when they each go to a bridge to commit suicide." (Paraphrased, because I can't remember the exact description from then. This is close-ish.)
The idea of the possibilities grabbed me even then, and I knew I needed this book in my life. I needed this book in my kid's life. I was looking forward to reading it more than anything else for a couple of years, and I already trusted his writing after reading Openly Straight a while back.
When I got it, well, I was in a very bad spot. My grandma had just died a few weeks before. Reading anything was out of the question. I don't regret waiting, but I'm glad that this is the first new book I picked up afterwards.
It's a story of possibilities, and the missing pieces left by depression. It's about bullying, it's about grief, it's about coping, and it's about consequences. It's a realistic look about what happens next.
I've walked away from my own "bridge" many times, and I've dealt with watching my kiddo walk away from their bridge, too. The emotions in this book are so raw, and so real. Brutally honest, and moving.
I can't recommend this book enough. If you struggle with depression, or love someone else who does, this book is a must read. It's beautiful and compassionate and just has all the right words in all the right places. You'll cry, but it ends with hope that just might carry you on toward a healthier outlook.
If this book had been around when I was a teen, it would have been my 100% favorite that I turned to at my worst. I know it would have been, and I'm sure that it's already that for someone else out there.
I met Bill a few years ago at a YA writing workshop, and he mentioned that he was working on this book at the Q&A panel. Just from hearing the premise, I was hooked. "A couple of people meet each other when they each go to a bridge to commit suicide." (Paraphrased, because I can't remember the exact description from then. This is close-ish.)
The idea of the possibilities grabbed me even then, and I knew I needed this book in my life. I needed this book in my kid's life. I was looking forward to reading it more than anything else for a couple of years, and I already trusted his writing after reading Openly Straight a while back.
When I got it, well, I was in a very bad spot. My grandma had just died a few weeks before. Reading anything was out of the question. I don't regret waiting, but I'm glad that this is the first new book I picked up afterwards.
It's a story of possibilities, and the missing pieces left by depression. It's about bullying, it's about grief, it's about coping, and it's about consequences. It's a realistic look about what happens next.
I've walked away from my own "bridge" many times, and I've dealt with watching my kiddo walk away from their bridge, too. The emotions in this book are so raw, and so real. Brutally honest, and moving.
I can't recommend this book enough. If you struggle with depression, or love someone else who does, this book is a must read. It's beautiful and compassionate and just has all the right words in all the right places. You'll cry, but it ends with hope that just might carry you on toward a healthier outlook.
If this book had been around when I was a teen, it would have been my 100% favorite that I turned to at my worst. I know it would have been, and I'm sure that it's already that for someone else out there.