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A review by thepiqht
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
4.0
I love the way Megan Abbott writes, her prose paints the picture of angsty teenage girls and over hormonal boys perfectly. There's no straying from those uncomfortable things that aren't generally accepted in books for teenagers, but happen to them in their daily life anyways. Megan writes things as they are.
We don't get too much of the two girls (Lizzie and Evie) together, which is why it amazes me that I so easily bought them being best friends. Normally it takes a lot of interaction for me to believe in a relationship, but this time their closeness was shown by Lizzie's interactions with her best friends family, especially the truth of her idolising her friend's older sister. In her mind Dusty, the older sister, is on par to a girly goddess.
Had Lizzie been a couple years older, I would have found myself becoming quite annoyed with her. Yet the certain naivety that appeared whenever her thoughts popped up, was a voice that suited a thirteen year old girl perfectly. She missed little cues from other people, making quick assumptions and even quicker judgements. The beauty in this is that a lot of the circumstance is described, leaving the reading to draw their own conclusions and see where Lizzie went wrong. Only you cant tell her.
Instead of annoying me, this made me sympathies her. Ah to be young and innocent, and not know the implications of the cutting actions or words. Albeit it may have gotten her into huge danger, she was smart enough to know how to cover her tracks (even though it could have gone horribly wrong). She charms the pages with her easy grace, making it east to read, but enjoyable too. final rating is 3.5
We don't get too much of the two girls (Lizzie and Evie) together, which is why it amazes me that I so easily bought them being best friends. Normally it takes a lot of interaction for me to believe in a relationship, but this time their closeness was shown by Lizzie's interactions with her best friends family, especially the truth of her idolising her friend's older sister. In her mind Dusty, the older sister, is on par to a girly goddess.
Had Lizzie been a couple years older, I would have found myself becoming quite annoyed with her. Yet the certain naivety that appeared whenever her thoughts popped up, was a voice that suited a thirteen year old girl perfectly. She missed little cues from other people, making quick assumptions and even quicker judgements. The beauty in this is that a lot of the circumstance is described, leaving the reading to draw their own conclusions and see where Lizzie went wrong. Only you cant tell her.
Instead of annoying me, this made me sympathies her. Ah to be young and innocent, and not know the implications of the cutting actions or words. Albeit it may have gotten her into huge danger, she was smart enough to know how to cover her tracks (even though it could have gone horribly wrong). She charms the pages with her easy grace, making it east to read, but enjoyable too. final rating is 3.5