Detached
by Christina Kilbourne
Expected Publication Date: August 13, 2016
Hardcover, 240 pages
MY GOODREADS RATING 5/5 STARS
(Thanks to Netgalley and Dundurn Press, I received a copy of this book to review)
GOODREADS SYNOPSIS:
"Anna has always been so level-headed, so easy-going, so talented and funny. How could anyone have guessed she wanted to die?
Anna is not like other people. For one thing, she’s been an accomplished artist since she was a preschooler. For another, she’s always felt like she didn’t belong: not with other kids, not with her family, not in her body. It isn’t until her grandparents are killed in a tragic accident, however, that Anna starts to feel untethered. She begins to wonder what it would be like if she didn’t exist and the thought of escaping the aimless drifting is the only thing that brings her comfort.
When Anna overdoses on prescription pain killers the doctors realize she has been suffering from depression and start looking for a way to help her out of the desperate black hole she never thought she would escape. It’s then that rock bottom comes into sight and the journey back to normal begins."
MY THOUGHTS:
This book touches on the very sensitive subject of suicidal thoughts and suicide itself. You could tell by the sensitivity in which the author wrote about this subject matter that she was either well informed, lived through this topic, or both.
I really enjoyed how well we got to know the main character, and the fact that it changed points of view between the main character, her best friend, and her mother. I felt like it helped me to get a better sense of each character's personality. It also gave you insight on how each of the three characters were feeling during specific points in scenes.
I would by far recommend this book to anyone who like to read books with this type of subject matter. There are obviously triggers throughout the book, so be aware of that.
"Anna has always been so level-headed, so easy-going, so talented and funny. How could anyone have guessed she wanted to die?
Anna is not like other people. For one thing, she’s been an accomplished artist since she was a preschooler. For another, she’s always felt like she didn’t belong: not with other kids, not with her family, not in her body. It isn’t until her grandparents are killed in a tragic accident, however, that Anna starts to feel untethered. She begins to wonder what it would be like if she didn’t exist and the thought of escaping the aimless drifting is the only thing that brings her comfort.
When Anna overdoses on prescription pain killers the doctors realize she has been suffering from depression and start looking for a way to help her out of the desperate black hole she never thought she would escape. It’s then that rock bottom comes into sight and the journey back to normal begins."
MY THOUGHTS:
This book touches on the very sensitive subject of suicidal thoughts and suicide itself. You could tell by the sensitivity in which the author wrote about this subject matter that she was either well informed, lived through this topic, or both.
I really enjoyed how well we got to know the main character, and the fact that it changed points of view between the main character, her best friend, and her mother. I felt like it helped me to get a better sense of each character's personality. It also gave you insight on how each of the three characters were feeling during specific points in scenes.
I would by far recommend this book to anyone who like to read books with this type of subject matter. There are obviously triggers throughout the book, so be aware of that.
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