LOOKING FOR ALASKA BY JOHN GREEN
Published by Anna Dal Ben
Stars rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\5
Number pages: 221
Original language: English
Genre and principals themes: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Coming of Age, Teen, Trauma
Trigger warnings: alcohol, character death, cheating, smoking, suicide (referenced)
Miles Halter or "Pudge" as he is referred to throughout the book, is the protagonist, and the book starts with Miles leaving Florida to attend a school in Alabama.
He's introduced by his roommates to beautiful and mysterious Alaska Young, as the story progresses, mostly centered around Miles' life at Culver Creek and his growing attachment to Alaska. Talks about the struggles of teenage years and mental health.
The beauty of the book is that it doesn't hide anything. It showcases what young love and growing up really are in a brutal and honest light. How the characters communicate, their relationships with each other, their pasts and trauma.
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WHERE THE CROWDADAS SING BY DELIA OWENS
Published By Anna Dal Ben
Stars rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\5
Number pages: 384
Original language: English
Genre and principals themes: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance
Trigger warnings: alcoholism, animal death, attempted rape, child neglect, death, domestic abuse, murder, physical abuse, racism, self-harm
Deeply emotional, captivating and mesmerising, Where The Crawdads Sings is a coming of age novel that takes place in 1950s\60s in North Carolina. Abandoned by her family as a small child, and shunned by society, Kya, the so-called 'Marsh Girl' grows up on her own hidden in the marsh. She spends her days surrounded by nature and she tries to find a way to survive and fill the loneliness. One day Kya chances across Tate, a friend of her long lost brother, who takes her under his wing and teaches her to read, opening up a whole new world for her.
In 1969 a young man from the town, Chase, is found dead at the bottom of an old fire tower. Rumors swirl as to motive and possible suspects. Rumors have been circulating for years about Chase and his involvement with the Marsh girl. Could she be his killer? What motive could she have?
A touching tale, Delia Owens tells an emotional story of an outcast, who the townspeople rally against because she is 'different'.
The best part is the description of the environment. You will feel the marsh come alive: the birds, fish, and hunt for shells and mussels with Kya. She is a tragic figure, but has an amazing inner strength about her.