Best Teen & Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction
A must-have gift for every collection—from the die-hard Maze Runner fan to the YA book lover just coming to the series to the binge reader who’s catching up before The Death Cure movie hits theaters in 2018! The first and second books, The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials , are now major motion pictures, with the third— The Death Cure —coming to theaters in 2018, and feature the star of MTV's Teen Wolf , Dylan O'Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster! Praise for the Maze Runner series: A #1 New York Times Bestselling Series. A USA Today Bestseller. A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year. An ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick "[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies , The Hunger Games , and Lost . James Dashner is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series: The Maze Runner , The Scorch Trials , The Death Cure , and The Kill Order , as well as The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts, the first two books in the Mortality Doctrine series.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"But the story painted a very vivid picture of what happened to the world that became the setting for the Maze runner trilogy."
"He originally wanted to order it from the book fair but as always, I wanted to check Amazon and but of course the price is much better here!!!"
"The main character, Mark, lives through the Flare, floods, food shortages, diseased crazed people beating him up and more!"
"I initially bought this book off of others reviews & will admit I almost put it down. The main character, Thomas sort of got on my nerves as well in the beginning with all of his questioning but like I said, I stuck with it & I am so glad I did. The author does a great job of putting you in the middle of the action & developing his characters."
"Story consistent, good character development I did not get lost in the details the story haunting, I left the book for a while, remembered it and the story flowed like I never left, missing the characters already, like old friends, they went through so much during the tail to get to the conclusion I will definitely put this author in my top 10."
"Saw the movie and decided to read the series on a flight for work."
"This series will keep you reading, even skipping words and lines to get to the next event."
"I just started flipping pages through the never ending fight scenes to finish the plot. Having read the other books, it was clear how the Flame started, and this really didn't add much that couldn't have been conveyed in a few paragraphs."
A New York Times Notable Book • A New York Times Critics’ Top Book of the Year • An NPR Best Book of the Year • A TIME Best Book of the Year • A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year • A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year • An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year • A Seventeen Best Book of the Year • A Southern. Living Best Book of the Year • A Publishers. Weekly Best Book of the Year • A Booklist Editors' Choice Selection • A BookPage Best Book of the Year • An SLJ Best Book of the Year • An A.V. - Featured on Fresh Air, Studio 360, Good Morning Amercia, The TODAY Show. “A tender story about learning to cope when the world feels out of control .” – People. A must-read for those struggling with mental illness, or for their friends and family.” — San Francisco Chronicle “A powerful tale for teens (and adults) about anxiety, love and friendship.” —The Los Angeles Times. John Green has crafted a dynamic novel that is deeply honest, sometimes painful, and always thoughtful .” – Mashable. “ A thoughtful look at mental illness and a debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder that doesn’t ask but makes you feel the constant struggles of its main character . Turtles explores the definition of happy endings, whether love is a tragedy or a failure, and a universal lesson for us all: ‘You work with what you have.’” – USA Today. ★ “ A richly rewarding read …the most mature of Green’s work to date and deserving of all the accolades that are sure to come its way.” – Booklist. ★ “A deeply resonant and powerful novel that will inform and enlighten readers even as it breaks their hearts. The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it’s also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness.” — Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine “This is a book that breaks your heart—not by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts.” — The Atlantic “Remarkable . “John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit.” —The Washington Post “[Green] shows us true love—two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals—and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach.” — New York Times Book Review.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It’s the most powerful and open book about mental illness that I have read, and it’s required reading for everyone, but especially those who don’t understand the intensity of OCD and extreme anxiety. Read this book."
"While I did appreciate that he didn't tie everything up with a happy little bow at the end, but was realistic in showing that, yes, mental illness is something you live with and fight (or don't) your entire life, but there are still moments of happiness, was great - but her rationale for Aza choosing to write *this* story down didn't seem to connect to her life as an adult. Because Green's books are usually so well-written, I can't help but wonder if he did write from personal experience, and was maybe too close to the subject to write with the clear writer's eye he usually has."
"It's like reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower with deeper look inside the thoughts of someone with mental issue which kinda scares me but at the same time helps me understand how serious depression is."
"I liked Aza and Daisy’s friendship."
"This is the first book I read in a while that sucked me in to the point where I could not put it down until I finished."
"This was a gift and she liked it very well."
"It’s classic John Green through and through."
King Severn Argentine’s fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors. Richard III is near-obligatory context for reading about King Severn Argentine; readers less fond of the Bard can refer to Kylo Ren instead. This is the first title in Wheeler’s projected Kingfountain series, about Owen Kiskaddon, initially the eight-year-old son of a traitorous duke being held hostage at the royal court of Ceredigion.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm a fan of Jeff Wheeler and have enjoyed his 3 trilogies in the Muirwood and Mirrowen worlds, and came into this book expecting The Queen's Poisoner to be much of the same, but it was surprisingly different and unique. Although Wheeler's writing style is clear throughout, unlike his other books, this story follows a child, 8-year old Owen, as the main character. As Owen begins to feel the magic of the Fountain, we get a lot of foreshadow, hints, and small demonstrations of what the magic entails, but the magic is not what drives the plot in The Queen's Poisoner-- it's the characters. Lastly, as with all of Wheeler's books, I enjoyed the clean aspect to his writing."
"I purchased this book as my Amazon Kindle First book for March; if there is a Fantasy book listed at all, chances are that's the book I'm going to go for. I felt torn between liking and hating some, which felt like a natural response to the characters Wheeler was developing (I did worry about this from the very beginning of the book, as Wheeler started us out with a list of characters that felt like it was intended to tell us who we were supposed to like and who we weren't; thankfully, the characters were much more developed as the story moved on). The supporting characters are equally well developed and each come with their own surprising traits; Wheeler did a fantastic job of presenting one side of the characters to you early on in the book, but letting you look deeper into who they were and what they were doing where other eyes couldn't see them as you moved further into the book. By the time I reached the end of the book, I knew that this was going to be a series that I would be eagerly waiting for the next book to come out for. While the story wrapped up this part of Owen's life well (you are told in a blurb after the end that the next book will occur 7 years from the end of book one, so it makes sense for the first book to not end in a cliffhanger), there are enough unanswered questions and possibilities yet to be answered or seen."
Best Teen & Young Adult Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks
King Severn Argentine’s fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors. Richard III is near-obligatory context for reading about King Severn Argentine; readers less fond of the Bard can refer to Kylo Ren instead. This is the first title in Wheeler’s projected Kingfountain series, about Owen Kiskaddon, initially the eight-year-old son of a traitorous duke being held hostage at the royal court of Ceredigion.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm a fan of Jeff Wheeler and have enjoyed his 3 trilogies in the Muirwood and Mirrowen worlds, and came into this book expecting The Queen's Poisoner to be much of the same, but it was surprisingly different and unique. Although Wheeler's writing style is clear throughout, unlike his other books, this story follows a child, 8-year old Owen, as the main character. As Owen begins to feel the magic of the Fountain, we get a lot of foreshadow, hints, and small demonstrations of what the magic entails, but the magic is not what drives the plot in The Queen's Poisoner-- it's the characters. Lastly, as with all of Wheeler's books, I enjoyed the clean aspect to his writing."
"I purchased this book as my Amazon Kindle First book for March; if there is a Fantasy book listed at all, chances are that's the book I'm going to go for. I felt torn between liking and hating some, which felt like a natural response to the characters Wheeler was developing (I did worry about this from the very beginning of the book, as Wheeler started us out with a list of characters that felt like it was intended to tell us who we were supposed to like and who we weren't; thankfully, the characters were much more developed as the story moved on). The supporting characters are equally well developed and each come with their own surprising traits; Wheeler did a fantastic job of presenting one side of the characters to you early on in the book, but letting you look deeper into who they were and what they were doing where other eyes couldn't see them as you moved further into the book. By the time I reached the end of the book, I knew that this was going to be a series that I would be eagerly waiting for the next book to come out for. While the story wrapped up this part of Owen's life well (you are told in a blurb after the end that the next book will occur 7 years from the end of book one, so it makes sense for the first book to not end in a cliffhanger), there are enough unanswered questions and possibilities yet to be answered or seen."
"If that wasn't bad enough, they are forced to give Owen to the king as his next hostage. While in the castle, he learns many dark secrets. He also learned that he had many in the castle who would do anything to protect him and keep him alive no matter what. I know I harp on a lot of narrators, but the ones who catch my attention really deserve it. If I'm being honest, I think she's the reason I mainly decided to stick with this book when I found it a bit dull."
"This series is my new addiction."
Best Teen & Young Adult Siblings Fiction
But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. S. E. Hinton's classic story of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was first published. " The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction from a genre mostly about prom queens, football players and high school crushes to one that portrayed a darker, truer world." "What it's like to live lonely and unwanted and cornered by circumstance...There is rawness and violence here, but honest hope, too." A New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Book. A Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Winner of the Massachusetts Children's Book Award.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I always have and always will love this book."
"She is 13 years old and doesn't know about the movie, otherwise I think she'd just skip the book."
"The Outsiders contain everything; family, friendship, love, death, grief and just about anything else."
"This book turned my non reader son into an avid reader in 5th grade he read this book and did not put it down and has not stopped reading since."
"My grandkids are reading this book at schools and were so surprised that it was one if my favorite books from my high school days."
"Using this book to teach an 8th-grade language arts class, kids still relate to the characters even after 50 years."
"I read this book in class and at first, I really didnt like it, but honest to God this book changed my life for the better."
"I think is was about 12 when I first read it."
Best Teen & Young Adult Football Fiction
Through the eyes of Crash, readers get a rare glimpse into the life of a bully in this unforgettable and beloved story about stereotypes and the surprises life can bring. ?Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book was easy to read for a guy who doesn't like to read much."
"Here down in Missouri (no, I don't have that ol' south accent, you know what I'm talking about) it won the Mark Twain Nomination for the 1998-99 School Year."
"Great book about a bully from his perspective and the perspective of the bullied."
"It's a great read especially for your boys who really love sports."
"Great story of dealing with loss via teenage ankst."
"This was a reading assignment for school."
"Read the book you'll laugh, and have your own thoughts defiantly."
"My daughter read this book for her summer reading assignment she really liked it."
Best Teen & Young Adult Girls & Women Fiction
Prepare to be swept into a world of breathless fairy-tale romance, swoonworthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue perfect for readers who loved Divergent, Delirium , or The Wrath & the Dawn. Cass deftly builds the chemistry between America and Maxon, while stroking the embers of America’s first, forbidden love.” (Publishers Weekly).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I literally devoured this book."
"Quite frankly, I thought this might be a rather shallow book, but it isn’t at all."
"I think I’m in love with this author!"
"I briefly saw mention on a Goodreads review a reference to Kiera Cass’s behavior but there were no details so I have no idea what that’s about, and I don’t think I want to know either. The book description tells us that being chosen for The Selection wasn’t something America wanted. Yet, she had no idea that she would end up with a connection to Maxon like she does and so we’ve obviously got a triangle in the making. Where princesses of the Royal family are usually married off to sons of foreign diplomats to secure alliances, princes are married to one of the women from the nation to ensure patriotism and all of that jazz—to help stabilize the nation within itself. 35 girls are chosen for The Selection, go through a makeover process, and sent to live in the castle for the prince to eliminate or keep based on his connection with them. It is possible for citizens to move castes, but there’s a lot of paperwork associated and a marriage between the two would mean that America descends to 6 and not the other way around. She’ll have to work harder, leave her beloved music behind (for the most part), and possibly go hungry. Not necessarily the way he handled things before she left, but I could respect his desire to provide a better life for America. And America goes into The Selection process wanting nothing to do with Prince Maxon, nothing to do with the crown or potentially being the country’s future queen. She’s open with him about her motives for being there and offers to help him make his selection by being his friend and confidante. I believe America’s honesty and the fact that she doesn’t want anything from Maxon really allows him to be more relaxed and open with her and in turn actually find her appealing. Favorite quote: -“It’s hard to get a hug wrong.”. There were other things I thought were positives about The Selection, and I’m sure that there might have been a few other negatives. I wanted to pop America in the head a good bit there at the end, but conflict must go on so that the story can as well. I did really enjoy the development between Maxon and America and how she slowly changed from wanting nothing to do with The Selection to very much being involved and invested in the outcome."
"Initially I didn't think I liked it as much as I did (as soon as I finished the book I gave it 4 stars), but now the more I think about it as a whole instead of its individual parts, it's definitely a 5 for me (probably closer to a 4.5, but I don't do half stars). In order to strengthen their country and form allies, the monarchy marries their daughters off to other countries but the sons marry inside the country. The reason I originally gave this book 4 stars was because of the main character. What a great character. If you read this book and don't fall in love with Prince Maxon, read the book again until you do. I highly recommend this book."
"If you like a little bit of a romance with a dash of danger and a lot humor this is a good idea to read."
Best Teen & Young Adult Gay & Lesbian Fiction
A #1 New York Times best seller for more than a year, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults (2000) and Best Book for Reluctant Readers (2000), and with millions of copies in print, this novel for teen readers (or “wallflowers” of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere , premiered at Sundance Film Festival.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In those days homework was accompanied by radio with Rock and Roll music thanks to Alan Fried, Ranger hockey against Maurice Richard, and Gene Shepard,the best story teller of all time."
"The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a truly moving story about Charlie, a freshman in high school, who is by no means popular. Charlie meets two outgoing outsiders that are much cooler than him, but they accept him and he finally feels included. Patrick, a gay, happy and outgoing teen, and Sam, a beautiful young woman, introduce Charlie to a new world filled with sex, drugs and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This book really opened my eyes, and made me realize that people might seem fine on the outside, but there are often bigger things going on in their lives."
"So many brilliant minds do not fit into the mainstream so they are bullied, picked on or considered slower than their peers when in fact they are light years beyond."
"The movie was extremely faithful to the book, only (as to be expected), the book goes more into depth with relationships and Charlie's emotions and thought processes."
Best Coming of Age Fiction
King Severn Argentine’s fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors. Richard III is near-obligatory context for reading about King Severn Argentine; readers less fond of the Bard can refer to Kylo Ren instead. This is the first title in Wheeler’s projected Kingfountain series, about Owen Kiskaddon, initially the eight-year-old son of a traitorous duke being held hostage at the royal court of Ceredigion.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm a fan of Jeff Wheeler and have enjoyed his 3 trilogies in the Muirwood and Mirrowen worlds, and came into this book expecting The Queen's Poisoner to be much of the same, but it was surprisingly different and unique. Although Wheeler's writing style is clear throughout, unlike his other books, this story follows a child, 8-year old Owen, as the main character. As Owen begins to feel the magic of the Fountain, we get a lot of foreshadow, hints, and small demonstrations of what the magic entails, but the magic is not what drives the plot in The Queen's Poisoner-- it's the characters. Lastly, as with all of Wheeler's books, I enjoyed the clean aspect to his writing."
"I purchased this book as my Amazon Kindle First book for March; if there is a Fantasy book listed at all, chances are that's the book I'm going to go for. I felt torn between liking and hating some, which felt like a natural response to the characters Wheeler was developing (I did worry about this from the very beginning of the book, as Wheeler started us out with a list of characters that felt like it was intended to tell us who we were supposed to like and who we weren't; thankfully, the characters were much more developed as the story moved on). The supporting characters are equally well developed and each come with their own surprising traits; Wheeler did a fantastic job of presenting one side of the characters to you early on in the book, but letting you look deeper into who they were and what they were doing where other eyes couldn't see them as you moved further into the book. By the time I reached the end of the book, I knew that this was going to be a series that I would be eagerly waiting for the next book to come out for. While the story wrapped up this part of Owen's life well (you are told in a blurb after the end that the next book will occur 7 years from the end of book one, so it makes sense for the first book to not end in a cliffhanger), there are enough unanswered questions and possibilities yet to be answered or seen."
"If that wasn't bad enough, they are forced to give Owen to the king as his next hostage. While in the castle, he learns many dark secrets. He also learned that he had many in the castle who would do anything to protect him and keep him alive no matter what. I know I harp on a lot of narrators, but the ones who catch my attention really deserve it. If I'm being honest, I think she's the reason I mainly decided to stick with this book when I found it a bit dull."
"This series is my new addiction."
Best Teen & Young Adult Dating & Intimacy eBooks
The coming out story that will completely change the way you look at love, now available for free on Kindle Unlimited. Lena Newman is 17, her best friend’s a cheerleader, her boyfriend’s a football player, and as far as everyone is concerned, her life is sorted. "Smitten as a kitten, I was enamored from the very first paragraph--READ this poignant tale of teen angst, hope and LOVE." "The dialogue among the teens depicted in this story is spot-on and so realistic that when I finished the novel I felt as though I had visited real people."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It just makes me really uncomfortable when I read it and yet it’s in just about every single book I read. It’s not often we see LGBTQ+ characters have a safe place in books and this book definitely creates a safe place without sacrificing the struggles the people in this community goes through. Although it was DEFINITELY tipped towards the fluffy end of the scale, I felt the author did a good job balancing the description of the struggles the characters went through and creating that safe space. Even if they aren’t bisexual, there’s something that just about every LGBTQ+ scale can take away from this book."
"The writing flows naturally and the reader has a full idea of the teen universe and daily life."
"While this doesn't bother Lena, it does make her question her feelings toward Juliet and she realizes that she's bisexual and what she feels for Juliet is love and not the friendship kind of love. This is a very well written story and captures different feelings from both sides of the fence very accurately regarding this topic. This is a young adult book and captures the vibrant language and thought process of today's teens perfectly in my opinion."
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives. This is a masterful, philosophical and practical book that will give readers the wisdom to be able to do just that.” ( Ryan Holiday, New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and Ego is the Enemy ). “Mark’s ability to dig deep and offer amazing, yet counter-intuitive, insight into the challenges of life makes him one of my favorite writers, and this book is his best work yet.” ( Matt Kepnes, New York Times bestselling author of Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter ). “An in-your-face guide to living with integrity and finding happiness in sometimes-painful places… This book, full of counterintuitive suggestions that often make great sense, is a pleasure to read and worthy of rereading.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As someone who has given far too many f***s about far too many things their entire life, this book was exactly the wake up call I needed. We have a limited emotional capacity, and we often squander it on reactions to mean-spirited people or unfortunate events, completely forgetting that, although we can't control the world around us, we can control ourselves. If you're the type of person who's struggled to keep their temper in line or if you're like me and you find yourself on an emotional roller-coaster because you take every event in the world and within your own life to heart, I strongly encourage you to read this book. If profanity is so much of a problem for you, that you can't tolerate reading the first half of this book (the last half is much less profane) you're probably too narrow-minded to have taken away any of the many philosophical benefits this book offers."
"If you don't have anything substantive to occupy your time, then it's trivial stuff that bothers you: "Your ex-boyfriend’s new Facebook picture, how quickly the batteries die in the TV remote, missing out on yet another two-for-one sale on hand sanitizer—chances are you don’t have much going on in your life..." Mark suggests just picking a few big things--values and people that reflect your values: "What I’m talking about here is essentially learning how to focus and prioritize your thoughts effectively—how to pick and choose what matters to you and what does not matter to you based on finely honed personal values." On a serious note, the author relates a horrific experience from his youth, when a drunken friend took a dare, jumped into a lake and drowned. This tragedy led to a determination to change the direction of his life, and figure out what is most important: "Oddly, it was someone else’s death that gave me permission to finally live. The author refers often to a book, "The Denial of Death," (which became a Pulitzer Prize winner.). In serious, heartfelt chapters, the author reflects on human existence, and our search for meaning in life."
"Some of the main themes are these: (1) Choosing what to care about; focusing on the things/problems that are actually meaningful/important (= "giving a f*** about the right things"). (2) Learning to be fine with some negative things; always aiming for positivity isn't practical, and is stressful in itself. (3) Taking responsibility of your own life; it's good for your self-esteem not to keep blaming the circumstances for your problems. (4) Understanding the importance of honesty and boundaries, especially in relationships. (5) Identity; it might a good idea not to commit strongly to any special identity such as "an undiscovered genius", because then any challenges will make you fear the potential loss of that identity you've clinged to. (6) Motivation; how to improve it by accepting failure and taking action. (7) Death; how learning to be more comfortable with one's own mortality can make it easier to live. The first 20% of this book were a little bit boring to read, but after that, the experience was very absorbing."
Best Anxiety Disorders
Furiously Happy is about depression and mental illness, but deep down it's about joy―and who doesn't want a bit more of that? Praise for Jenny Lawson:
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I like Jenny's POV, I just liked the first book a little more as it was more stories and this has a good bit more time spent in essays or like, motivational talks to the reader."
"A brave, talented woman lets us in to the mind of an intelligent, lovable person trapped in a world with quirky rules about what to spend her energy on that seem to wear her out while at the same time causing much amusement."
"Parts of this book made me laugh out loud."
"This was a fine read."
"Silly, funny, twisted, honest, heartbreaking... on top of struggling with mental illness which she is candid about, Lawson is a little nuts."
"This book is hilarious, sobering, thrilling and chilling all at once."
"Why isn’t shampoo good enough for all parts of the body; just let it drop and drip from the top of the head? A gall bladder emergency surgery can leave the digestive plumbing unpredictable. Lawson’s sharing her reality, in search of laughter and personhood, places each reader on the spectrum of mental illness."
"A few of the pieces are more serious when explaining the difficulties of her mental illness, but most are funny observations that are incapable of getting from point A to point B without going off on numerous odd tangents. Some of the topics she addresses are pockets for woman's pants, air travel, her gallbladder, a trip to Australia with a female friend, Twitter support groups, opossums galore, and a handful of silly arguments she has with her husband Victor. It takes a lot of courage to struggle with frequent depression and would help readers who do not understand the challenges of mental illness."