All The Bright Places: Book Review
Jennifer Niven is an American author who wrote this;heartbreaking love story of two young adults
I was feeling a lot of guilt inside of me while I was reading this book. I was feeling regretful that I hadn't read this book earlier in my life. As a teenager, you can understand so many things from this book. Even this book"All The Bright Places" has the reputation of a very sad book, but this book is more than that. It has copious learnings to live and appreciate the life which we got. If you have a special place for the book 13 Reasons Why then you are going to make some space in your heart for this realistic young adult book too.
Introduction
Jennifer Niven is an American author who wrote this;heartbreaking love story of two young adults which is more than a love story. The book "All The Bright Places’' is a beautiful, coming-of-age story of two youngsters, and it’s lovely yet so devastating. Both the main characters of the book are going through life sufferings and personal traumas. And with every passing day of their life, it was getting worse for them until a strange encounter happened where these both young troubled souls found each other and saved each other from the looming darkness. But ultimately even too much light can make you blind sometimes. What plans destiny have for these two young souls? Too much darkness or too much brightness?
Storyline
Theodore Finch - He is a weird young guy who has a reputation as a freak in his school. He thinks about strange things, like death and how to accomplish this ultimate end of his life, but whenever Finch is about to devour his life, something bright, something positive happens, and he stops himself from ending everything. Likewise, he was standing on the ledge of his school's bell tower, and thinking about his last speech and asking himself the question 'is it a good day to die. But when he was about to make the final call, he found Violet, she too was standing over the ledge of the bell tower. That was a flickering light but enough for Finch to change his mind.
Violet Markey - With her perfect looks and an adorable smile, she can make her female peers jealous of hers, and cherry on the top, she has a whopping size of popularity in the school. And boys go ga-ga over her cuteness, sweetness, and her brightness. She can make you addicted to her without making a single effort. She is counting the remaining days of her graduation from the first day of school. She can't wait to be done with high school and her hometown Indiana, which holds the terrible memories of her Elder-Sister-best-friend death. Every day Violet blames herself for the death of her sister and she is never able to come out of this emotional trauma. She wants to run away from reality but her plans are interrupted on that bell tower, the same flickering light flashes on her too.
Narration and Writing
What a magnificent author Jennifer Niven is! She layered the trauma and sufferings of two young souls in a love story which is so beautiful yet so devastating. She properly and cleverly put all the myriad of emotions, Into the book"All The Bright Places’' Which rips and tends the heart of Readers equally. The book will pull you into heartfelt fondness, ranging from happiness to sadness to humor. Narratives of the book are equally engaging and genuine which makes this book a plain-sailing read. The pacing of the book differs from something beginning too slow to too fast to moderate. But the smooth flow of the book will keep you glued to the story of the book. If you have patience while reading the book, you will fall hard for the book. Some scenes and conversations in the books are so heartwarming and enlightening that your heart will go for them again and again.
Characters In Lead
The characters of the book "All The Bright Places" are drawn from realism. The shortcomings and grief of the characters captured the heart. Finch is a weird guy and Different from his schoolmates. He has a complex mindset, and thinks about weird stuff all the time, mostly about Death and how to accomplish the end of his life. But around Violet, he is a weird person who is fully packed with vivacity and zeal. Throughout the whole course of the story both the main characters of the story are fighting in their heads from the misery and traumas of their lives. You will definitely lose yourself in the labyrinth thoughts of Finch because he is not a regular guy. He is traumatized and highly obsessed with suicide and death. But these things never make him a boring character throughout the whole story. Because he has a key attribute of being so unpredictable that every action of his has a big surprise.
Violet Markey -On the other hand Violet is clear about the things she wants to do. She doesn't have any obsession but she has fear of losing her dead sister's memories. She has this perception in her mind that if she got to normal she might lose her sister. The biggest irony of her life is when she felt Happy she felt a sudden pang of pain and sadness because all the happiness reminds her of her elder sister. But the entry of Theodore Finch made Violet's life upside down.
The Message
Well both the protagonists of the book"All The Bright Places" are hard to penetrate through their minds, due to the agony of their lives. Through the characters of this book, the author instills a lovely story and a message about appreciation of life.
The Wanderings
The author painted a backdrop of splendor and brightness, hopping from one wonderful destination in Indiana to another is mind-boggling. These Wanderings of Finch and Violet are going to compel you to pack your bags and go for a trip and this time live and see the things the way they see things.
Seeing the world through their viewpoint is so fascinating. I have never been to Indiana but through the book's picturesque narration, it is a wonderful and bright place to wander
The Romance
In the beginning, the Romance of the young couple is a cliche, but as the story develops further it becomes meaningful, intriguing, and captivating. Finch and Violet's conversations are the best part of the book whenever they both are together, the world feels so light and bright. All the things Finch said and did for Violet and all the care and love which Violet had for Finch are unconditional and pure. Now they are my favorite book couple.
In a nutshell
"All The Bright Places" is a unique story that lets the readers dwell deeper into the importance of love and life. It is not easy to let go of all those myriad emotions which I felt while reading this book. Even long after the end of the book the characters and the story of the book stays deeply rooted in my heart and they're going to stay the same until I return to this lovely book again.
Recommendation
If you want to read a book that has a myriad of emotions, characters hard to penetrate through their minds, and a sweet love story of two Young Adults, which is going to explode a nuclear meltdown in your heart. And top of this all, the book has a message about appreciation of life.
Happy Reading
-Abhi Panwar
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