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A review by janalg
My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I don't know what possessed me to pick up this book in the first place..
This has very simple but pleasant writing and so many important things to tell but fumbles it so, oh so hard.
If I was still a suicidal teenager I would read this a couple more times in hopes of cringing myself to death.
Then again, my teenage self would probably have fallen for this mess of a story.
Props for processing your trauma in this (arguably) healthy way, but the "you just need the right person" bullshit is fucking infuriating to me.
This has very simple but pleasant writing and so many important things to tell but fumbles it so, oh so hard.
If I was still a suicidal teenager I would read this a couple more times in hopes of cringing myself to death.
Then again, my teenage self would probably have fallen for this mess of a story.
Props for processing your trauma in this (arguably) healthy way, but the "you just need the right person" bullshit is fucking infuriating to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Self harm, Bullying, and Alcohol