https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx A review by Justina Thompson. en-us 2018-01-06 00:24:06 UTC 2023-03-26 13:04:03 UTC hello@padlet.com jthompson203 https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053497 The song that I selected to represent and correlate to the plot of the novel was Bloom Later by Jesse Rutherford. I chose this song because it best relates to one of the main protagonists, Violet, the most. Towards the cessation of the book, Violet feels grief because Finch, her boyfriend, dies by suicide.

In my opinion, the following lyrics display perfectly the emotions Violet conveys when she finds out about Finch's death:

"Where you going?
I'm too fast.
You say 'whatcha' doin?'
Don't do that." 

For example, those lyrics refer to how Violet feels when she finds out about Finch's death and how she could have assisted him or helped him, but it was too late. Therefore, the aftermath and repercussions of it are too much to handle and she wishes for him to return, although she knows he cannot.  ]]> 2018-01-06 00:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053497 jthompson203 https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053760 I would definitely recommend this book to a peer or companion of my own. I feel like young adults or teenagers my age or slightly younger could apprehend and compare/contrast their own experiences with mental health, sentiment, and close interactions with others to those that occur within the plot of the novel. And athough this is a young adult (YA) novel, I do not think that only young adult audiences would benefit from it. I think anyone of any age can learn, feel, and take away their own perception from this book after reading, which I find fascinating. Niven knows how to speak a language that everyone understands, therefore I know that whomever decides to read this novel will be instantaneously hooked by the first page. ]]> 2018-01-06 00:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053760 jthompson203 https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053813 “The way he talked about thoughts was the way I experienced them – not as a choice but as a destiny. Not a catalog of my consciousness, but a refutation of it.”]]> 2018-01-06 00:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053813 jthompson203 https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053867 This cover art of the book that I selected parallels a lot of the conceptions within the novel with its illustrations. In conjunction to the book itself, it displays sticky notes, a drawing of a bird, and a taped violet flower. The flower represents its second main protagonist, Violet, and the bird displays a connection to Finch's childhood and a story that he constantly reflects upon as a metaphor for his life and the choices he makes. Nevertheless, the sticky notes correlate to Finch's obsession with writing things down: thoughts, words, feelings, or anything that he finds significant. These are all three major aspects of the novel that build a foundation for the plot. ]]> 2018-01-06 00:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053867 jthompson203 https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053869 What I liked about this book was that it was realistic; nothing felt fabricated or fake as if it was trying too hard to seem believable. Every emotion, every word, every piece of dialogue shared between characters and the things beyond their thoughts was rational and made sense to a point where I even felt it. I think the internal conflict of mental health for the main character, Finch, was intense but felt like it needed to be addressed. Also, the characters were written as if this story was meant for them; everything fit in its place and flows fluently. Nothing is rushed, nothing is strained or unnatural as aforementioned beforehand. The connections that I had with this book were primarily related to my own situations and encounters in life. It didn't necessarily remind me of anything or allow me to compare to a specific something, but it more so prepared me for an experience that may happen. I can compare the plot of this book somewhat to It's Kind of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini, where the main character also contemplates suicide and other mental health issues. To conclude, I think that this story was relatable in multiple ways and I was able to connect my own feelings, both past and present, to the characters. ]]> 2018-01-06 00:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219053869 jthompson203 https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219057312 All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven follows the lives of the two protagonists, Violet Markey, a teenage girl still grieving from the death of her sister, and Theodore Finch, a recalcitrant boy that is constantly changing himself to find out who he is. However, when they cross paths in a unlikely fashion on their school's bell tower, they realize that they may share the same secret and the same dilemma. For the first time, they help one another without even knowing it, and go on to be assigned to work on a World History project together where they must explore the state of Indiana and find its greatest sights and wonders. Together, they encounter love and hardships, and truly discover what it means to live. ]]> 2018-01-06 02:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jthompson203/97ltt8lw4uvx/wish/219057312