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3.5 ⭐️
Eu gostei bastante do livro, é uma história muito interessante que aborda um problema mental e o impacto que isso pode ter na vida de um adolescente! Aconselho a lerem!
Eu gostei bastante do livro, é uma história muito interessante que aborda um problema mental e o impacto que isso pode ter na vida de um adolescente! Aconselho a lerem!
I don't actually know why I never finished it. I think I had started reading it over a college break but never finished it after school started back up.
Blew through this in a day, could NOT put it down. I adored the writing style with Adam writing to his therapist. Loved the characters, especially Maya and Adam. And this book has... good parenting??? I can't speak as to how accurate of representation this may be, as I personally do not have schizophrenia, but thought the overall aspect of mental health treatment was done really well.
More thoughts to possibly come later, but seriously, I highly recommend this book. New favorite, hands down.
More thoughts to possibly come later, but seriously, I highly recommend this book. New favorite, hands down.
challenging
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book that takes you through a range of emotions. I didn't want the book to end because I did not want to stop spending time with the characters, especially Adam.
Second book I’ve read about schizophrenia, and while interesting, it was nowhere near as captivating as Made You Up by Francesca Zappia.
Update: April 2023
This is a completely inaccurate, whimsical representation of Schizophrenia.
Update: April 2023
This is a completely inaccurate, whimsical representation of Schizophrenia.
"Church is for people who believe in things they can't see. Life for me is about seeing things I probably shouldn't believe in."
Adam is schizophrenic. He's on a trial for a new drug, ToZaPrex (not a real drug). Part of his agreement for being a part of the clinical trial is he has to meet weekly with his therapist to see how the drug affects him. Adam isn't opposed to this, but he also refuses to talk with his therapist so this book is told through the letters/journal entries Adam writes to his therapist. Adam had a major episode at his last school, so he's starting his junior year at a private Catholic school to give him a fresh start. Adam quickly befriends Dwight, the kid who is involved in everything and never shuts up, and Maya, a Filipino girl who Adam saves from drowning. Through Adam's journal entries, we learn what he life is like on this new drug and how his hallucinations change and evolve as the dosages in medication start to increase.
On the outside, this seems like it would be a book I would really enjoy. I love books that address mental health and contemporary romance. In fact, some of my favorite books are contemporary romance books that also deal with mental health ([b:Speak|39280444|Speak|Laurie Halse Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529044298l/39280444._SY75_.jpg|118521], [b:All the Bright Places|18460392|All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404331702l/18460392._SY75_.jpg|26113532], and [b:Darius the Great Is Not Okay|37506437|Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)|Adib Khorram|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520460519l/37506437._SX50_.jpg|58014975] to name a few). This book just didn't sit right with me and I think the biggest reason for that is the author is not an Own Voices author. Yes, she did extensive research for various aspects of this book, but she is also quite open in that she made up a lot of Adam's experiences. In her author's note, Julia Walton mentions "a great deal of creative license was taken to describe his [Adam's] auditory and visual hallucinations." I just can't throw my support around a book that uses creative license to describe mental health. Mental health is too important to gloss over or "take creative license" with. As someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression, I would never want an author to take creative license with my real, lived experiences and embellish them for the sake of selling a book.
I liked the story and I definitely think there need to be more books written about those who struggle with more obscure mental illnesses, but I just can't rave about a book that highly fictionalizes mental health.
TW: schizophrenia, references to Sandy Hook
Adam is schizophrenic. He's on a trial for a new drug, ToZaPrex (not a real drug). Part of his agreement for being a part of the clinical trial is he has to meet weekly with his therapist to see how the drug affects him. Adam isn't opposed to this, but he also refuses to talk with his therapist so this book is told through the letters/journal entries Adam writes to his therapist. Adam had a major episode at his last school, so he's starting his junior year at a private Catholic school to give him a fresh start. Adam quickly befriends Dwight, the kid who is involved in everything and never shuts up, and Maya, a Filipino girl who Adam saves from drowning. Through Adam's journal entries, we learn what he life is like on this new drug and how his hallucinations change and evolve as the dosages in medication start to increase.
On the outside, this seems like it would be a book I would really enjoy. I love books that address mental health and contemporary romance. In fact, some of my favorite books are contemporary romance books that also deal with mental health ([b:Speak|39280444|Speak|Laurie Halse Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529044298l/39280444._SY75_.jpg|118521], [b:All the Bright Places|18460392|All the Bright Places|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404331702l/18460392._SY75_.jpg|26113532], and [b:Darius the Great Is Not Okay|37506437|Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)|Adib Khorram|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520460519l/37506437._SX50_.jpg|58014975] to name a few). This book just didn't sit right with me and I think the biggest reason for that is the author is not an Own Voices author. Yes, she did extensive research for various aspects of this book, but she is also quite open in that she made up a lot of Adam's experiences. In her author's note, Julia Walton mentions "a great deal of creative license was taken to describe his [Adam's] auditory and visual hallucinations." I just can't throw my support around a book that uses creative license to describe mental health. Mental health is too important to gloss over or "take creative license" with. As someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression, I would never want an author to take creative license with my real, lived experiences and embellish them for the sake of selling a book.
I liked the story and I definitely think there need to be more books written about those who struggle with more obscure mental illnesses, but I just can't rave about a book that highly fictionalizes mental health.
TW: schizophrenia, references to Sandy Hook
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful, heartfelt, sweet, funny, realistic, illuminating, all the things a great book should be.
Sometimes you go into a book expecting to love it and other times you start a book with little expectations and are pleasantly surprised. I started this book because I got it in my Uppercase box and I like books told in journal entries. I wound up falling in love with it. It touched me, made me laugh, made me cry and got to me in ways I didn't expect. It was so real and managed somehow not be depressing - no small feet considering the subject matter. I'm a private school kid and I also know what it's like to have a miracle drug save your life so on both those fronts I could identify. The novels irreverent too, refusing to handle illness or religion with kid gloves and I loved that. I could gush about this book for hours but will leave it with a note that I can't wait to see what else this author writes. I'll be picking it up.