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by Jennifer Niven (Goodreads Author)

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Is this an overrated book (since it has been compared to Eleanor & Park and The Fault In Our Stars) or is it worth buying? Opinions, anyone? :)

Nenia Campbell It's pretty similar to FAULT IN OUR STARS. Two teens meet by happenstance. Both are so quirky and contrived it hurts. They connect over a work of pret…moreIt's pretty similar to FAULT IN OUR STARS. Two teens meet by happenstance. Both are so quirky and contrived it hurts. They connect over a work of pretentious literature (Virginia Woolf in this case), which they proceed to quote at each other throughout the whole book. Both try to make a serious illness lighthearted, but whereas Green manages to somewhat capture the closeness of the cancer community, Finch is relentlessly bullied for his mental illness -- without consequence. (There's this disgusting scene with the school paper, where his school prints an article called "Students most likely to commit suicide..." or something like that. Goes unpunished, nobody talks about why it's wrong.) I also didn't like how suicide and suicidality is painted as this reckless, romantic, brave "I'll show you"-type thing, because that's not how it is at all. The ending...well, you can see it coming. At least I did. In my opinion, TFIOS and AtBP are pretty similar, except one's a washed out copy of the other. I'm so tired of this Neo-Byronic bullcrap where every Tom, Dick, and Harry love interest in YA/NA has to have some deep-seated (and ill-portrayed) issue.(less)

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So have you guys all recieved ARC of this books?

Susan Yes, received and have read this amazing story. I fell in love with Finch myself. His patience for Violet and his attention to detail throughout the s…moreYes, received and have read this amazing story. I fell in love with Finch myself. His patience for Violet and his attention to detail throughout the story will be remembered. This story will stay with me for a long time. I hope that it's message will reverberate with many teens on both sides of the black hole.(less)

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Why no LGBTQ+ characters?

Noreen This is a weird thing to ask. Because the writer didnt want there to be an LGBTQ+ characters. If you want a book with LGBTQ characters then there are …moreThis is a weird thing to ask. Because the writer didnt want there to be an LGBTQ+ characters. If you want a book with LGBTQ characters then there are lots of them, just not this one. Not every book needs one. A lot of successful books didnt have one(less)

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Is it just me or does this book seem more like "Papertowns" meets "Eleanor and Park" rather than TFIOS?

Jessica Actually, it's more like TFIOS meets Paper Towns meets Looking for Alaska...…moreActually, it's more like TFIOS meets Paper Towns meets Looking for Alaska...(less)

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