LitPick Review
This book tells the story of three young people in Sweden who all have different but troubled lives. Anon is a 6th-grader who is bullied relentlessly at school. Zarah works at a daycare but she hates kids. She has a very troubled relationship with an abusive boyfriend but she doesn't seem to want to leave him. Nils is the oldest; he is twenty-one and obsessed with death. For example he has himself shut in a coffin, and temporarily buried underground.
Opinion:
It's hard to assign a grade to this book. I guess I'd give it a 3 because while I didn't really enjoy it much it is not terribly written. I personally found it rather depressing and probably would not try another book by this author. It's only appropriate for high school students on up as it has semi-graphic sexual content and some language. Teens who enjoy serious fiction about characters dealing with difficult problems and issues in their lives might want to give this book a try.
