Depressing Books I've read since I last posted.

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Summary: Without spoiling the story, it's about this girl who has no friends and seems to be afraid of something. The entire story is her slowly coming to realize what it is that she's afraid of and why she's such an outcast.

My Opinion: I can relate to the outcast part, being, well, me. (Artemis: AWwww.. *glomps Aletta*) Thanks, I think. The story is AMAZINGLY well written, and I don't think there is a person in the world who hasn't felt like an outcast in at least one part of their life. And her outlook of her school and teachers provides good humor to keep readers from bawling into the book and ruining the pages.


The Earth, My Butt, and other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

Summary: Again, without spoiling, it's about a plus-size girl who lives with perfect people, skinny, well read, French speaking, everyone loves them. The story is this girl's transformation from a neutral wearing, rule following girl with a boyfriend nobody else knows about to her own person after a huge incident spoiling her older brother's reputation.

My Opinion: Don't let the goofy title fool you, this can be fairly sad. I can understand her outlook of herself, but not always her way of living, especially when dealing with her kinda-boyfriend. The really sad part is when she's in between her old self and new self, where she burned her finger at one point and otherwise hurt herself. I was mislead by the title when I got this book.


Cut by Patricia McCormick

Summary: This one's a little hard not to spoil, plot-wise. The story is of a girl in a psychiatric ward because she cuts herself and while there, stops talking, getting her the nickname ST, for Silent Treatment. The story places you as the her counselor, which I found an interesting thing to do, since I am no psychiatrist, obviously.

My Opinion: Whatever it lacks in plot, in gains in mounds and mounds with character. The bulimic girls, the truly insane cutter-girl Amanda, the asthmatic younger brother and many others. These minor characters are so deep, you could relate to any of them and that's what's great about them. The writer has a great sense of what goes on in people's minds and I swear if I hadn't been reading the entire book in school, I would have cried like a baby. (Vervada: She doesn't cry that often, and definitely not like a baby) It is THAT depressing.



And those are the books I've read since last posting here. If you are looking for a sad book to read, those are some fairly good choices. If you're looking for a happier topic, tell me if you find one, because I would like one.