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A review by lindsmichelle
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
5.0
I found this book to be beautifully written, allowing those who have not suffered the grief of losing one so close to them as Bailey was to Lennie to understand the tumult and confusion that Lennie and the other characters went through. While I have seen a lot of dislike towards Lennie in other reviews, I do understand this, as she seems to make a lot of bad and sometimes stupid decisions that would only make sense in her head, and made me just want to shout to her, "Len, what are you doing?" However, this makes her feel more human to me. She is someone who is grieving and confused, and a lot is going through that teenage mind of hers. Especially after losing someone who she looked up to and almost relied on. Being a younger sister myself, I can start to understand what that might be like.
I loved the idea of Lennie writing poems about Bailey and spreading them over the town. Their addition throughout the pages in the book was a really nice way to show how Lennie was dealing with her grief and how she developed throughout the book. My favourite poem to read had to be the one placed at the beginning of chapter 28!
Last but certainly not least, Joe Fontaine. Yet another book character that I managed to fall in love with. His "unabashedly jack-o'-lantern happy" expression when they first met really made me take a shine to him from their very first conversation together. It felt to me like he was the one she needed and he came in at the right time for it.
The book seemed to get quite heavy as Lennie started to realise how much Bailey was going to miss, but that was to be expected, considering that was one of the main themes of the story. The last few chapters, I just couldn't put the book down. It was one that taught me a lot about love and loss. Some actions that seemed completely unacceptable and ludicrous to me at the beginning started to make more sense as the book went on. I'm so glad that I picked this book up!
I loved the idea of Lennie writing poems about Bailey and spreading them over the town. Their addition throughout the pages in the book was a really nice way to show how Lennie was dealing with her grief and how she developed throughout the book. My favourite poem to read had to be the one placed at the beginning of chapter 28!
Last but certainly not least, Joe Fontaine. Yet another book character that I managed to fall in love with. His "unabashedly jack-o'-lantern happy" expression when they first met really made me take a shine to him from their very first conversation together. It felt to me like he was the one she needed and he came in at the right time for it.
The book seemed to get quite heavy as Lennie started to realise how much Bailey was going to miss, but that was to be expected, considering that was one of the main themes of the story. The last few chapters, I just couldn't put the book down. It was one that taught me a lot about love and loss. Some actions that seemed completely unacceptable and ludicrous to me at the beginning started to make more sense as the book went on. I'm so glad that I picked this book up!