“I read this a few years ago now, so this is in hindsight and my memory for the book is a little hazy in places, but anyway. I didn't like it much. I thought it was way too clichéd. It makes it seem like this is only an issue for teens, which it isn't, though I suppose it is most prevalent in teens. The thinking behind the girl's self-injury was also cliché and I thought it kind of made it seem like it's not really that serious a problem. It failed to explore the issue of self-injury in enough detail, in terms of the thought-processes behind it, the reasons for it and recovery. Katie's character (the girl who was self-injuring) was not developed anywhere near enough, which I think was largely the problem. Rather, the focus was on the psychiatrist. It does raise awareness, for which I give it credit, but it doesn't do it in the best way possible.”
Hazel wrote this review Friday, September 26, 2008.
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