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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? :)

Nōn Not overrated in the slightest. I haven't read Eleanor & Park, but I did read TFIOS. I was a bit underwhelmed by it. Jennifer Niven's book, All The Br…moreNot overrated in the slightest. I haven't read Eleanor & Park, but I did read TFIOS. I was a bit underwhelmed by it. Jennifer Niven's book, All The Bright Places, is a story that reminds us of all of the beauty and importance and wholehearted fervor of living a life completely and, as we do so, embracing the "lovely" in all of it and within each of us. I think the structure, with the two first person POVs, helps the reader get a better and deeper sense of each of the characters; characters whose struggles and joys are something we can all relate to. I think it's a beautiful story, so affecting and lovely. We actually had Jennifer Niven on our podcast, where we get into more detail about her approach to the book: http://www.joysandwich.com/episodes/p... :D(less)

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