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2015 Reads: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven || Reading Rapunzel Review
Goodreads Review: September 2015
Rapunzel's Rating: 5/5 stars
I did not know what to expect of this book in the slightest, but I will tell you one thing: I will never, ever regret reading it. You know those books where the author is able to create such exquisite and lovely characters that you can't help but get attached to? That's exactly what Jennifer Niven effortlessly executed with her book "All the Bright Places".
The premise of this book entails a contemporary story of (as the cover clearly states lol) a boy called Finch and a girl named Violet.
Violet Markey, a senior in a high school, struggles with grief over her late sister who passed away in a car accident, months prior. She is counting down the days until high school is over and she can escape the overwhelming sadness of her sisters death. That is, until she meets an interesting boy named Theodore Finch. They find each other at the edge of the school bell tower both wiling to jump and end their lives. This book follows Finch and Violet after the events that occurred that day on the bell tower.
Can I first try to express to you how much I loved Finch? I don't think I will ever be able to describe how great of a character he was. Theodore Finch, expert wanderer and Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect enthusiast, was the epitome of intelligent, funny, unique... so many lovely things. Jennifer Niven really out did herself with creating him and making his emotions and thoughts so realistic. Something about him was just so fascinating. The way he could reel off statistics on a whim as if he was remembering what he ate for breakfast, the way he gave Violet that adorable nickname UltraViolet Remarkey-able, how he could quote books on Virginia Woolf, and his infamous fascination with death. Finch was an amazing character, hands down. I'm not going to lie, seeing inside of his head and being able to experience his thoughts was so cool, but at the same time extremely sad.
(this book WILL absolutely, 100%, make you cry like a baby)
Not only does this story captivate readers with such a beautiful romance, but leaves them with knowledge on topics like death, suicide, and self harm. This book is so important, I cannot stress this enough. All the Bright Places has such a strong message about mental health and suicide, which I feel is exceptionally important to get across to the teens and young adults of our generation. I highly suggest you pick it up and share it with your friends. You may cry, but you will certainly not regret it.
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"What if life could be this way? Only the happy parts, none of the terrible, not even the mildly unpleasant. What if we could just cut out the bad and keep the good?"
“I learned that there is good in this world, if you look hard enough for it. I learned that not everyone is disappointing, including me, and that a 1,257 bump in the ground can feel higher than a bell tower if you’re standing next to the right person."
"What a terrible feeling to love someone and not be able to help them"
“I am rooted, but I flow. All gold, flowing …”
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~Have you read All The Bright Places? What was your favorite part? Leave a comment and let me know!
~Want to read All The Bright Places? Buy it here:
Barnes & Noble
Book Depository
-Rapunzel xx
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Rapunzel's Rating: 5/5 stars
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| All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven |
The premise of this book entails a contemporary story of (as the cover clearly states lol) a boy called Finch and a girl named Violet.
Violet Markey, a senior in a high school, struggles with grief over her late sister who passed away in a car accident, months prior. She is counting down the days until high school is over and she can escape the overwhelming sadness of her sisters death. That is, until she meets an interesting boy named Theodore Finch. They find each other at the edge of the school bell tower both wiling to jump and end their lives. This book follows Finch and Violet after the events that occurred that day on the bell tower.
Can I first try to express to you how much I loved Finch? I don't think I will ever be able to describe how great of a character he was. Theodore Finch, expert wanderer and Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect enthusiast, was the epitome of intelligent, funny, unique... so many lovely things. Jennifer Niven really out did herself with creating him and making his emotions and thoughts so realistic. Something about him was just so fascinating. The way he could reel off statistics on a whim as if he was remembering what he ate for breakfast, the way he gave Violet that adorable nickname UltraViolet Remarkey-able, how he could quote books on Virginia Woolf, and his infamous fascination with death. Finch was an amazing character, hands down. I'm not going to lie, seeing inside of his head and being able to experience his thoughts was so cool, but at the same time extremely sad.
(this book WILL absolutely, 100%, make you cry like a baby)
Not only does this story captivate readers with such a beautiful romance, but leaves them with knowledge on topics like death, suicide, and self harm. This book is so important, I cannot stress this enough. All the Bright Places has such a strong message about mental health and suicide, which I feel is exceptionally important to get across to the teens and young adults of our generation. I highly suggest you pick it up and share it with your friends. You may cry, but you will certainly not regret it.
* * *
"What if life could be this way? Only the happy parts, none of the terrible, not even the mildly unpleasant. What if we could just cut out the bad and keep the good?"
“I learned that there is good in this world, if you look hard enough for it. I learned that not everyone is disappointing, including me, and that a 1,257 bump in the ground can feel higher than a bell tower if you’re standing next to the right person."
"What a terrible feeling to love someone and not be able to help them"
“I am rooted, but I flow. All gold, flowing …”
* * *
~Have you read All The Bright Places? What was your favorite part? Leave a comment and let me know!
~Want to read All The Bright Places? Buy it here:
Barnes & Noble
Book Depository
-Rapunzel xx
My Links: Come chat!
-Tumblr: www.reading-rapunzel.tumblr.com
