A review by ouroboros_00
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Heartbreaking and beautifully written. Manages to capture and distill the feelings of  different types of grief and loss with incredible economy. Grief of losing people to death, to growing up, to secrets. Grief of losing yourself as you change. Despite writing a very specific story, LaCour's evocative language managed to dust off and rip open the boxes storing my own grief and loneliness. 
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