Reading Reflection #8

Book: Twisted
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages Read: 1 to end

So I finished this book in two days. I liked it a lot. It was a different kind of read because it was from the perspective of a guy. I have read books like that in the past and enjoyed them. Though I liked this book, it was a bit depressing. In the beginning, the dude was kind of no one. But then, things started looking up, and he was happy for a while, and of course getting the girl had the most impact on his attitude. Then, all of a sudden, because of one little mistake, everything went downhill. He lost the girl, his family went bonkers and he wanted to kill himself. Literally shoot himself dead. It was strange reading the thoughts of a suicidal teenager. Sometimes I just wanted to reach into the book and shake him to get him to stop thinking about it. His family was truly crazy. His father was verbally abusive and his mother did nothing to stop it, while his sister just cried. Not exactly a well functioning family. I cant imagine having a family like that. My family is the most important thing in the world to me. If they treated me as this family did to the main character in the story I don't know what I'd do. I guess that's what makes it a tiny bit understandable that he is so miserable. But that certainly doesn't mean suicide is the answer. At least not in my opinion.

In the past I have only read books from the perspective of a female. In the future I'll look to broaden my horizon and read different styles of writing.