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Words on Bathroom Walls
by Julia Walton
This book is essentially a diary written for a therapist. Adam was diagnosed with schizophrenia and is on a drug trial. He is still a teenager so there is a lot of mainstream angsty teen opinions and views, we get regular snide comments on the way people look and overreactions. Adam accepts his mental illness, he has learnt to ignore his hallucinations to some degree and feels comfortable calling himself crazy and teasing people about his illness. A mix between starting a new catholic school with general teen drama and a mental illness with a drug trail does create good YA literature however. Julia Walton can make a topic which could be intense and awkward into humorous, I really started to feel for Adams parents and a times Adam. Adam however did become annoying, it may be that YA is not my favourite genre, I found myself rolling my eyes at the smugness and his personality with how he can at times gloat a fait amount can make it hard to connect with him. Adam both accepts and rejects his treatment, his pretending he doesn't want it and how angry he gets can really make him a relatable character, I related to a lot of what he thought and went through, the opening of the book really took me in and there were parts of the book I laughed and some I fell in love with, particularly his list on things that annoy him. He talks about how is illness has affected him and how it has affected family, how he has lost friends and why he pushes people away, the book really normalises an illness that scares many, and mental illness in general.