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A review by mxbluet18
Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Val Emmich, Justin Paul
3.0
This book took so much from me. For me, reading it again, very quickly after the first time, it's changed my opinions completely. Yes, there are still flaws in it's characters, but everyone is flawed. And like Evan at the beginning, some people make their issues out to be their only personality trait. And Jared isn't a particularly likeable character in my eyes, but he serves a purpose for Evan. I still strongly identify with traits in both Evan and Connor, the anxiety, and the lone wolf idea. And I understood the implied meaning behind what Evan did/what happened to him. So yeah, this book is flawed in some of it's portrayals. But I also found some parts very hard hitting for me personally.
"When you're just trying to do your best for a kid who's lost control" - This for me shows a parent who didn't understand what his son was going through, but he was trying to do right by him, even if he went the wrong way about it. He could see that Connor was spiralling, and he was losing control of what was happening.
And all of the discussions over whether the boys were seen. Their parents didn't fully see them, didn't see what was actually going on with their sons. But everyone matters, even to just one person. That one person who doesn't see their worth, they'd still be missed. Connor didnt see why he mattered, he didn't believe he did. He'd been given no evidence to support the theory that he mattered. But even the smallest interactions can impact greatly on someone.
And that's the main point of this book. To show people that they aren't alone. To show that everyone matters. So yes, it's flawed. People aren't perfect. This book demonstrates that well through many of it's characters. But perfect or not, you matter, you are seen. "We're not alone, none of us"
YOU WILL BE FOUND.
"When you're just trying to do your best for a kid who's lost control" - This for me shows a parent who didn't understand what his son was going through, but he was trying to do right by him, even if he went the wrong way about it. He could see that Connor was spiralling, and he was losing control of what was happening.
And all of the discussions over whether the boys were seen. Their parents didn't fully see them, didn't see what was actually going on with their sons. But everyone matters, even to just one person. That one person who doesn't see their worth, they'd still be missed. Connor didnt see why he mattered, he didn't believe he did. He'd been given no evidence to support the theory that he mattered. But even the smallest interactions can impact greatly on someone.
And that's the main point of this book. To show people that they aren't alone. To show that everyone matters. So yes, it's flawed. People aren't perfect. This book demonstrates that well through many of it's characters. But perfect or not, you matter, you are seen. "We're not alone, none of us"
YOU WILL BE FOUND.