So since I'm in rather tight schedule and my works just somewhat accumulated, and I'm really stressed out about this Saturday; meeting people and a lot of people in real life, discussing something in real life, and don't even ask how I feel right now. I am so anxious that I kinda thought of all the possibilities I could do so I don't have to go. Though I guess I have to in the end. And I feel like crying already.
Ok, I'll stop whining for now.
This time I want to share you some of YA Novels I've read, where the topic mainly based on mental health issues (or at least the characters dealt with mental health illness). And I would just share my opinions though it's not that important. And here we go.
I gotta admit that this is one of my favorite YA novel which I would recommend to everyone. Setting in 1990s (assumedly), Melinda Sordino, a freshman of Merryweather High, started her high school year in a rather wicked situation. She was an outcast since she busted a party by calling a cop (which made a lot of people got arrested) and became friendless because she told no souls about what actually happened to her at that time. She found that there's no merit in speaking, or rather she felt scared and reluctant to talk since there's nobody would talk to her anyway. And she decided to become a ghost altogether. It was when her art teacher started to pull her in, and she started her year-art-project about a tree that she began her first step of healing process.
It's believed Melinda had PTSD (Post-traumatics Stress Disorder). She felt traumatized after what actually happened to her, and that damn 'nightmare' was actually in the same school as her. She was scared, depressed, and hopeless that she changed 180 degrees from the bright-cheerful-athletic-girl to just a muted-ghost-girl. But no, she's not just a muted-ghost-girl, I gotta admit that her satirical comments could really knock me out.
This novel would show you how a victim of sexual abused would continue their already shattered life and how she perceived herself. The trauma was so real that it would hunt her everywhere and anytime. The nightmare was endless and It was something that she would shoulder for the rest of her life. But despite anything, this girl faced them head on.
This novel would show you how a victim of sexual abused would continue their already shattered life and how she perceived herself. The trauma was so real that it would hunt her everywhere and anytime. The nightmare was endless and It was something that she would shoulder for the rest of her life. But despite anything, this girl faced them head on.
So I really recommend this novel to you. Melinda is, though rather gloomy character, a very interesting character and I can't help but to love her character. She even fought for her right for not speaking, while people fought for the opposite right. There's thing that she had given up but there's also things she would pull herself to fight. And in the end, she did speak up.
Actually I have been in the quite similar situations as Craig (a little bit different but quite) so I could relate to him at some points. I even used some of his phrases in my about me section. Really, you see, expectations could kill somebody.
Craig Gilner was a rather ambisius guy who dreamed big but got himself crumbled down upon discovering that there were a lot of people who were way better than him. Getting himself in a prestige high school, Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, didn't help him either that he started to had eating disorder, since the pressured were a lot heavier than he could handle. Having a close buddy who was really good at almost everything and the fact that his close buddy dating a girl he had a crush on also quite a huge blow for Craig. And there's also this huge expectation from his parents that he would go to a prestige college, and in the other side there's also his smartass little sister, who's somewhat smarter than him. So in other words, he was depressed and having this suicide thoughts, but once he was just about to kill himself, he called for help and got himself admitted to mental hospital. And there he met a lot of people with different mental health issues and finally learnt a lot from them and discovered his other talent and found what he actually really wanted to do. In the end he was able to face his own problems with the helps of a lot of people and got himself to actually live.
So overall, this novel was quite humorous and quite a light reading considering the fact it had this dark theme. So if you want to learn something about mental health problem but not in a grim setting, I would recommend you to read this novel.
So overall, this novel was quite humorous and quite a light reading considering the fact it had this dark theme. So if you want to learn something about mental health problem but not in a grim setting, I would recommend you to read this novel.
I don't know how to express how I've felt after reading this novel. Sure I could sympathize with Hanna Barker, but I don't know. The book itself does do this open up eyes for us to watch out for everything we said and everything we did. We did not know how our words and action could actually hurt people. If you can't say something good, then shut your mouth. If you can't act kind, then don't go around hurting people.
So 13 reasons why is a novel about how Clay Janson discovered 13 reasons on why Hanna Barker (his crush) committed suicide. Hanna Barker leaving this recordings telling why she committed suicide and send them to the people on her 13 reasons list who she claimed caused her to end her life. So like I said I don't know what to feel about this book, and I honestly am not a fan of this book, but I have to post it in the list since I want say: SUICIDE IS NOT THE FREAKING ANSWER. Yup I don't know the question, but at least try to get some helps. Well she did, and her teacher just brushed her off. I just don't like how this novel could trigger a lot of people to commit suicide. And I hate the fact how this book actually made me become such a jerk who would compare Hannah to other characters. If you're depressed I don't suggest you to read this book at all. But if you are not, feel free to check this book out.
Ok, this guy here is practically my soulmate. Not in a romantic way, but he is my soulmate (I have to say it twice).
Charlie just began her freshman years and counted down the days he had to graduate. He was in series of emotional struggle especially after his only best friend just committed suicide without leaving any reasons or clues why he did it. And his high school first year start was as bad as he expected. Things started to change when he brought himself to greet a senior, Patrick, who happened to be in the same workshop class as him, while watching a football game with her step sister, Sam. Patrick and Sam invited Charlie to join hanging out with them and since then Charlie worlds began to expand and things started to get better for him.
Charlie is a wallflower, he sees things, he keeps quiet about them, and he understands (as mentioned by Patrick on the novel). I love this three characters so much, Charlie, Patrick, and Sam. They have such a beautiful soul. They've been in troubles and somewhat still able to sympathize with others without trying to pretend to be someone else. They were like these honest and ingenious characters that you could not help but to love them. And the way Stephen Chbosky write this story is also interesting since every things was based on Charlie's POV, and it's not only about friendship, relationship, or family, the story was deeper than that. I don't know if anyone could be able to hate this story. It has this warm feeling and the next second you'd find yourself in a rather grim situation. I don't want to spoil the story. There was darker secret beyond Charlie's unstabe emotional state. So I highly recommend this novel.
Before I start my own review I just want to say. I am in love with Theodore Finch, so I guess I'm gonna be a little bit biased about a lot of things.
All The Bright Places told a story about Thodore Finch and Violet Markey, a boy who's known as a freak and interested in death and a girl who's devastated and in deep grievance over her sister recent death. This is a story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die.They both met on the ledge of the bell tower at their school. Theo was there wondering whether it was a nice day to end his life while Violet was there, was actually in the act of committing suicide before she got caught by Theo. Violet's action saved Theo from deciding to end his life, while Theo saved Violet from the jumping. Theo who was interested in Violet, persistently urged Violet to join him in the same project to discover wonders in their state. Since then their world started to change. Unfortunately while Violet's started to heal by Theo's company, Theo was getting farther and farther, out of everyone reach. And nobody could save him in the end. Not his parents, siblings, friends, even his girlfriend.
The thing about Theo is he had these series of episode he mentioned as awake, long drop, and asleep which pointed to Bipolar Disorder. He's known for his impulsive-ticking-bomb-action like fighting, and also known for his streak over changing his style from 80's finch to badass finch. While he tried his best to stop himself from thinking about dead to the point of doing some running by himself to the near town, seems like nothing could stop him from doing so.
So if I have to choose which book is the best for me, I'm still going with All the Bright Places. It's just that I felt so lost after discovering the ending that I kinda wished that I was dreaming when I read the final story. It was just that devastating. Because I understand why Theo did what he did. Because it's not that hard to comprehend what's going on inside his mind. Theo ran when he felt too much, I walked a long walk by myself when I felt too much. Everything he did to stop himself from feeling, I got it so much that it's hurt. That's why I always have this special spot for Theo in my heart.
And that's all for my 13th note. I believe I would change the content here and there, and if I offend you with my review, I'm sorry for that.
Before I start my own review I just want to say. I am in love with Theodore Finch, so I guess I'm gonna be a little bit biased about a lot of things.
All The Bright Places told a story about Thodore Finch and Violet Markey, a boy who's known as a freak and interested in death and a girl who's devastated and in deep grievance over her sister recent death. This is a story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die.They both met on the ledge of the bell tower at their school. Theo was there wondering whether it was a nice day to end his life while Violet was there, was actually in the act of committing suicide before she got caught by Theo. Violet's action saved Theo from deciding to end his life, while Theo saved Violet from the jumping. Theo who was interested in Violet, persistently urged Violet to join him in the same project to discover wonders in their state. Since then their world started to change. Unfortunately while Violet's started to heal by Theo's company, Theo was getting farther and farther, out of everyone reach. And nobody could save him in the end. Not his parents, siblings, friends, even his girlfriend.
The thing about Theo is he had these series of episode he mentioned as awake, long drop, and asleep which pointed to Bipolar Disorder. He's known for his impulsive-ticking-bomb-action like fighting, and also known for his streak over changing his style from 80's finch to badass finch. While he tried his best to stop himself from thinking about dead to the point of doing some running by himself to the near town, seems like nothing could stop him from doing so.
So if I have to choose which book is the best for me, I'm still going with All the Bright Places. It's just that I felt so lost after discovering the ending that I kinda wished that I was dreaming when I read the final story. It was just that devastating. Because I understand why Theo did what he did. Because it's not that hard to comprehend what's going on inside his mind. Theo ran when he felt too much, I walked a long walk by myself when I felt too much. Everything he did to stop himself from feeling, I got it so much that it's hurt. That's why I always have this special spot for Theo in my heart.
And that's all for my 13th note. I believe I would change the content here and there, and if I offend you with my review, I'm sorry for that.
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