Thursday, September 2, 2010

23 - By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

Finished By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters.

Good, heartbreaking book about a teenage girl (Daelyn) who's been bullied essentially her entire life (from, say, kindergarten on) and who has attempted suicide at least once before. She finds a website for suicidal people and commits to ending her life in 23 days.

As her life winds down (even though nobody but Daelyn knows it), she starts to make friends (very, very slowly) but still isn't sure if it's worth it to keep living.

This book doesn't give you a tidy resolution, so if you don't like that, you won't like this book. And if you're one of those people who thinks life's wonderful and a gift, you're probably going to outright hate this book.

It'll break your heart, but you won't be able to put this book down.

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