LitPick Review
Violet Markey and Theodore Finch are nothing alike. Violet is popular and down to Earth. Theodore is obsessed with the idea of death, and he’s careless. They meet on the edge of the bell tower at school one day, both up there for their own reasons. They get paired up on a project to discover the wonders of their state, but they end up making discoveries about themselves. Finch can be himself with Violet, a weird outgoing guy who isn’t actually a freak. Violet learns that she can forget about the future that she always obsesses over and start living now.
Opinion:
All the Bright Places is a very emotional book. I fell in love with the characters within the first chapter. Niven did a great job describing people with mental illnesses. She made the characters relatable and realistic. At some points in the book I felt like I was with them. Some parts of the book were confusing, which might have been the point. Niven might have wanted the readers to come up with their own ideas, but I didn’t exactly like that. If she would’ve made it more understandable, it would’ve helped make the story better. The confusion within the characters helped to show that even people with mental illnesses don’t know what they have. Overall, it was a great book with relatable characters and new friendships.
