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Nevertheless, these stylistic quibbles on my part do nothing to diminish the substance of the book, which is nothing short of brilliant. That doesn't mean I can't see the wonderful message or the beautiful aspect of having friends, it just doesn't work for me anymore. This is crucial, because a lot of men ignore emotional problems, which leads to high suicide rates among men, especially young men. There's dating, relationships, friendships, Evie's relationship with her family, particularly her sister, drugs, alcohol, feminism, all on top of Evie and her OCD, the main focus of the book. No matter what, Evie was strong, nice and she inspired to keep getting better, but also to keep doing better.
If I had read this when I was 15, I would have enjoyed this much more, but as I haven't the book fell a bit flat for me. A word that perfectly encompasses this book is 'thought-provoking' - by challenging stigma and addressing topics that are sometimes avoided and brushed under the carpet, it really makes you think. Instead of seizing a perfect moment to sympathize with someone, to find someone who would understand her struggle, Evie twists it around and uses it as a moment to validate her attempt at normality.She tries hard to be good—tries hard to be normal—but she makes mistakes, just like the rest of us, and eventually some of those mistakes catch up to her. She managed to pull me in, when Evie is experiencing panic-attacks, it’s as if I am also experiencing the same thing in the real world. There were so many other direct quotes I could have inserted too, because I truly highlighted enough to fill an entire review, but you get the point.
La evolución del grupo de amigas (respecto a lo primero) y de Evie (respecto a lo segundo) es notable. On the verge of a relapse, Evie struggles to maintain a ‘normal’ exterior while everything inside is falling apart. After reading this book I found myself understanding mental illnesses SO MUCH BETTER and desperate to start a spinster club.This novel has a distinct British feel with moments mixed with laughter, tainted with tears and bound with love. At last a YA book has come along that challenges the mixed messages that modern society sends out to girls and introduces young openly feminist characters who I m sure will become heroes to teen girls everywhere. However, when the date goes disastrously wrong, and her worries escalate, all the signs suggest the risk of a relapse. I finally picked it up last night, needing something quick and contemporary to break up all the war-torn literary fiction I've been reading in a sad attempt to finish my Around the World in 80 Books Project in the next 15 days.
Huge bonus marks here not over romanticising teenage love affairs, but at the same time capturing the giddy moments. She has a plan: not let anyone know she was the 'girl who went crazy', make friends, and maybe get a boyfriend?In YA I’ve only ever really seen feminism been written about in dystopias that are meant to shock and scare, such as Only Ever Yours (which I love), but by having teenagers in realistic YA be determined to dismantle patriarchy (as many are in real life) it will hopefully help people realise the issues women and girls still face. While reading, I was thinking that this book aces the Bechdel test (girls taking about things other than boys). I didn’t know anything about it, expect that this book is well loved in our community and that it talks about mental health.
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