![]() ![]() I really felt her pain and could sense how much was missing. Plus, my heart ached for Lennie's grief over her sister Bailey's death. If there's something that captured the feelings of my teenager years, that's definitely it. On the one hand, I totally identify with characters who feel boring and lovable, and spend their lives comparing themselves unfavorably to others. Speaking of Lennie, I am really torn on her. However, the writing fit Lennie's character so completely perfectly that I do not think this book could have been powerful any other way. ![]() Part of her style includes the use of poetic license with regards to sentence structure that make seriously not poetic me crazy. Her writing both held me captive and frustrated me. This book reads like poetry to me, more so than do most poems I've read. Nelson's writing has its own cadence, a rhythm. Either way, Nelson impressed me with her unique style and unflinching look at dark subject matter. ![]() My emotional investment in the story makes me feel like I should throw five stars at this book, but, when I think about the plot, I feel like it just deserves three. In some ways, I really, really loved it, and in others I was so incredibly frustrated and annoyed by it. ![]()
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