Fascinated by death is not a normal thing to think about but Finch is really fixated by it, which is very odd. I enjoyed reading about Finch’s POV because he sounded like a very interesting, strange and incredibly quirky character, but something felt a bit off, I could tell there’s something wrong with him. “Do you know I’d give anything to be you for a day? I’d just live and live and never worry and be grateful for what I have.” What is great about this style of writing is that we get to understand the characters in their point of views. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.Īll The Bright Places is written from the first person point of view of Finch and Violet. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them.

And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself-a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself.

Genre: Contemporary, Mental Health, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Published by: Penguin Books, 8th Jan 2015

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