We Are Okay
From the award-winning author of Hold Still comes an achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship."You go through life thinking there’s so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother."Marin hasn’t spoken to...
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From the award-winning author of Hold Still comes an achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship."You go through life thinking there’s so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother."Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows th
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9780399538513
ASIN: B01K1ATZ36
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Killer cover! Slow-paced, deliberately and delicately told story of loss/friendship/love and coming to terms with change.
So good... so fucking good.... had me crying for 30% of the book
Meh. This has a lot of potential. It's certainly well written and very lyrical. But the plot felt a little meaningless. It's already been a week or so since I listened to the audio book and I feel like I barely remember what happened. I remember feeling very let down in the end and thinking, that's ...
This is how I felt about this novel, I loved the story but I didn’t care for Marin. Okay, I said it. It’s a weird combination because Marin really makes up the whole story but that is how I felt after reading it. The story flashes back and forth between the current time period and the end of her sen...
Quick review for a quick read. Leave it to Nina LaCour to tug at my heartstrings every single time I pick up a book from her. For what it's worth, I did enjoy "We Are Okay" though it wasn't as strong for me as some of the author's other narratives (a.k.a "Hold Still"). It's the story of a young woma...