A review by naomi41
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates

3.0

This book was kinda ok at first, but as I kept on reading, I realized that this is a really good book. Jenna Abbott is a teenager who was in a car accident with her mother, but unfortunately only she was the survivor. She separates her life in two categories: before the wreck and after the wreck. Her heart,body,mind and soul becomes hard with grief, distress, lonliness and a isolation that she cannot control. She feels like she cannot trust nor love anyone ever again and that her mom is the only person she should remain faithful to. It takes a long time until a mysterious handsome/"druggie"/caring looking person named Gabriel "Crow" Saint-Croix to help her realize that if you open your eyes, you will realize that you do have a purpose in life and don't ever take it for granted. If you read or heard of Oates books such as Big Mouth,Ugly Girl, you will want to read this book.