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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? :)
Kate Lattey I personally preferred it to TFioS*. Less pretentious and less contrived, in my opinion. Yes, there's a lot of Virginia Woolf and a focus on literatur…moreI personally preferred it to TFioS*. Less pretentious and less contrived, in my opinion. Yes, there's a lot of Virginia Woolf and a focus on literature and words, but I felt that it worked better within the context of these characters, who use words to try and ground themselves, to grip onto life. I could forgive Finch his quirkiness because he wasn't being that way on purpose. There was a lot that he just couldn't help being and doing, and it broke my heart. I cried so much that it hurt when I read this book - that hasn't happened to me for a long time.

I think that if you enjoyed The Fault in our Stars, you would find plenty to like in this book too.

* I haven't read Eleanor & Park so can't compare it to that book. (less)
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