Ok, so a few days ago I finished the book; All The Bright Places by Jennifer Nivan. Out of all the books I have ever read (and i’ve read A LOT of books) this is the only book that I legitimately have thought about for a good solid week. I can’t decide whether or not I like the book. It’s just that the ending really takes you by surprise and gets you thinking about the seriousness of mental illness (it also makes you think about the power of true love).
The first thing I learned from this novel is that love can truly take you by surprise and it is wonderful. You always hear about those perfect, fairy-tale like couples but I think that the best kind of love is unexpected. You know, the popular, gorgeous girl who just happens to bump in to the geeky boy at school and they instantly fall in love. Yes I love that and this book is the definition of unexpected love.
The second thing I learned is that mental illnesses really suck. Like you just grass stained your brand new $90 Topshop jeans sucky. But the worst part is that you can’t just give people some magic pills and it will go away. Mental illnesses do not go away. They stay with you for a long time and no matter how hard people try to pretend there non existent, there still there. The only real way to treat them is to talk to people who actually know what there talking about. These people can help treat them. Ok so now your probably thinking everything thing’s ok, but it still isn’t. Many people with mental illnesses do not want to seek help because they do not want to be labeled as having an illness. This is where the real problem occurs. This book focuses on many outcomes of not treating mental illnesses, which really touched my heart.
Overall, what I’m trying to say here is that A: You should read this book because after really thinking about this book for 1 week of my life (that I will never back) I have come to the conclusion that this book is amazing. B: Some things come into your life really fast, even if you are not ready for them to happen, but you must still embrace them. Whether or not this may be unexpected love or maybe even a mental illness, do what you can to make the most of it (even if it sucks like grass stains).
Love,
Em
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