AJ L. (pyrajane) reviewed on + 69 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is one of those books I read from start to finish in one sitting because I needed to know how it ended.
Going in, I knew things would not be pretty. It's the 70s, and we didn't deal well with mental illness then - especially for women.
The best part of the book is that it's told from Abby's point of view. She's dealing with all of the normal highs and lows of adolescence, but her mom is sent away to a mental hospital in the midst of this.
It's almost claustrophobic having to see everything through Abby's lens. On one hand you understand why she does what she does. On the other, you can see what's going to happen and wish that there was a responsible adult around who could step in and fix things. Then again, the responsible adults in the book don't seem to get it either.
I thought the voice in this book was incredibly strong and it felt like these characters were real.
Going in, I knew things would not be pretty. It's the 70s, and we didn't deal well with mental illness then - especially for women.
The best part of the book is that it's told from Abby's point of view. She's dealing with all of the normal highs and lows of adolescence, but her mom is sent away to a mental hospital in the midst of this.
It's almost claustrophobic having to see everything through Abby's lens. On one hand you understand why she does what she does. On the other, you can see what's going to happen and wish that there was a responsible adult around who could step in and fix things. Then again, the responsible adults in the book don't seem to get it either.
I thought the voice in this book was incredibly strong and it felt like these characters were real.
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