"May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul.... You are all the colors in one, at full brightness."
This is the most intense, heart-breaking"May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul.... You are all the colors in one, at full brightness."
This is the most intense, heart-breaking, real and gut-wrenching YA contemporary romance book I have ever read. But writing a review... I can't bring myself to it. I should reread this sometime soon.
The only thing I have left to say is that this book has a very realistic view on suicide, and also on being a Survivor of Suicide.
"I don't need to worry that Finch and I never filmed our wanderings. It's okay that we didn't collect souvenirs or that we never had time to pull it all together in a way that made sense to anyone else but us.
The thing I realize is that it's not what you take, it's what you leave."
^ This is such a beautiful parallel to suicide. It's not the life you take, it's the broken hearts you leave. ...more
I'd feared this would be a slow read but I couldn't have been further from the truth. It's action-packed and everything happens so fast you never manaI'd feared this would be a slow read but I couldn't have been further from the truth. It's action-packed and everything happens so fast you never manage to catch your breath, a perfect one-sitting read! It feels wrong to be this excited about a Holocaust book.
'Vianne removed one mitten and reached down for the pearls, scooping them into her palm. They shone in the light, as lustrous as a young woman's skin. They were the last link to her mother - and to their family's heritage. Now Sophie would not wear them on her wedding day or hand them down to her own daughters. "But she will eat this winter," Vianne said.'...more
Do I... Do I have to identify with the main character? Is this the point of this book? Fuck, I thought I was going to love it. But honestly it was jusDo I... Do I have to identify with the main character? Is this the point of this book? Fuck, I thought I was going to love it. But honestly it was just a big 'meh'....more
This is more than just some introvert's thoughts. More than his perspective on the world, more than his first time doing stuff. This is a lesson for evThis is more than just some introvert's thoughts. More than his perspective on the world, more than his first time doing stuff. This is a lesson for everyone, a different way to consider the human nature. I'm absolutely in love with this book. 5/5...more
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