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Sto caricando le informazioni... Fragmentsdi Jeffry W. Johnston
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Chase has survived a terrible car crash and while he doesn't remember the accident, it haunts him in his dreams and in flashes of images. He is tired of everyone treating him as if he is made of glass (which he is) and just wants to return to normal. His parents are well-meaning but emotionally distant. The only person he can really talk to is his brother, Ben, and he's harboring his own issues. There a few satisfying plot twists and many lessons to be learned in Chase's recovery. An interesting look at reclaiming life after a major tragedy. Fragments touches on issues of survivor guilt, emotional repression, mental illness, sexual abuse (Ben; off-screen) and relationships. The first person narrative is spot-on; this reader felt like she was in Chase's head and, given the progress he makes towards wellness, it's not a bad place to be. Reviewed by Dianna Geers for TeensReadToo.com FRAGMENTS begins with all of the things a good book should: tension, problems, and many questions. Chase is a junior at a new school, recently discharged from a long hospital stay after a car accident, and struggles with the loss of his memory. His older brother sneaks into the house to see him, but Chase is told to keep his visit a secret. And that's all in the first four pages! Readers immediately care for Chase and want him to be able to find some peace. As he deals with all of the issues and struggles to grab hold of fragments of memories as they pop into his head, you, too, want to know what happened the night of the car accident. Especially when you find out that he is suffering from "survivor guilt." You hope that the accident wasn't Chase's fault--and feel the need to know the truth. While Chase searches his memories for bits of information, he is continually taken back to another memory of his brother when they were younger. Chase can't remember the whole situation, but it seems to haunt him, too. It's almost as though the memory of his brother will help to lead him to remembering the events of the accident. However, Chase later realizes that he has kept his own secrets which are worse than the events of the night of the accident . Can Chase handle knowing all of the truths he has tucked away inside his mind? FRAGMENTS is a fast-paced book with continual tension and unending surprises. This is the first novel of Jeffry W. Johnston, but he is bound to become a favorite young adult author. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Chase is haunted by fragmented memories of the accident that changed his life and struggles to put the crash behind him, but first he must face the truth about what he has done and how it has changed him. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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This is an excellent story about guilt, families that pretend until it hurts too much to ignore reality, and coming to grips with what was never your fault. ( )