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mrs_a_is_a_book_nerd's reviews
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Wow. Saddest book I've read in a long time. The feel of this novel smacked a bit of 13 Reasons Why for me. Don't be fooled by its slimness--it packs a lot in. The slow unraveling of a family, member by member. How we each bring to our family life our own unspoken personal disappointments and unrealized dreams, our conscious and unconscious efforts to make one another whole, even as we chip away pieces of ourselves. The despair and guilt of wanting more.
This story was beautifully told
This story was beautifully told
This was a bit outside if my usual "box" and had a tad more teen romance than I usually care for, but overall, I have to admit, it was a pretty awesome book.
Teens are plagued by an epidemic of suicide in the U.S. and around the world. Once a teen is infected, it's only a matter of time...unless The Program recognizes the signs and intervenes. The treatment: Teens are taken to a program facility and their unhappy memories are chemically wiped from their minds, little by little, until what's left is happy and no longer distressing. They return to their lives with the gaps "stitched" together, and try to resume normal, "cured" life. But it's not a perfect science, and some kids have emotional reactions they can't explain and don't understand. A few, desperate to reclaim their memories and their sense of wholeness, explore the possibility and learn there may be more to the story.
Teens are plagued by an epidemic of suicide in the U.S. and around the world. Once a teen is infected, it's only a matter of time...unless The Program recognizes the signs and intervenes. The treatment: Teens are taken to a program facility and their unhappy memories are chemically wiped from their minds, little by little, until what's left is happy and no longer distressing. They return to their lives with the gaps "stitched" together, and try to resume normal, "cured" life. But it's not a perfect science, and some kids have emotional reactions they can't explain and don't understand. A few, desperate to reclaim their memories and their sense of wholeness, explore the possibility and learn there may be more to the story.
This book was sad, tragic, and then life-affirming. It ultimately re-enforces what the title suggests: "We are okay." Or, at least, we will be.
This was my first exposure to Nina LaCour. I would definitely read her again.
This was my first exposure to Nina LaCour. I would definitely read her again.
This was a really intriguing view of the abortion/pro-life debate played out into a future where the compromise has other devastating effects. Its novelty made it compelling, yet for some reason, I didn't love it enough to want to read the next in the series.
Wah-wah-wah-WOW!! This was FANTASTIC!!! Every time I'd unravel a thread, there was another major twist! BEST YA mystery I've read in a LONG time! Can't wait to read the follow-up!
